• WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world
      0·
      3 months ago

      Superb! I am planning to start studying Japanese. I always install duo lingo and then find it too basic and not worth it and I stop using it all together.

      Can you share your study routine or resources?

      Thanking you in advance!

      • koncertejo@lemmy.ml
        0·
        3 months ago

        My general approach is to use Anki as my primary resource with the addition of the Genki textbook, video lectures and grammar videos on YouTube (Toki ni Andy, Game Gengo, Livakivi, etc.), and immersion content (Manga, anime, YouTube). I use Anki because I believe it’s the most effective method for me having used it previously to learn Esperanto; although I believe that you should use whatever method is the most fun for you, whatever will keep you coming back for daily work is good. Don’t fall for the “Bro Science” language learning people who promise quick shortcuts, there are none, these people are usually trying to sell you something.

        My daily study consists of about 40 minutes of Anki per day. I split my time between two decks, which is suboptimal in terms of occasionally containing duplicates, but I like it as it serves as a method of chunking my study out throughout the day and as a way to recognize the same Kanji in different contexts. These two decks are the KanjiTransistion and Core 2.3k decks. I do four new cards from the KanjiTransistion deck and three new cards from the 2.3k deck. Following that if I’m in the mood I’ll return to reviewing my Hiragana and Katakana decks (you should do this first if you haven’t already!). I also use the Review Heatmap plugin to see my streak, which helps me stay focused on goals and milestones.

        You should form your own opinion about what method of learning works best for you, but don’t fall victim to spending time strategizing and figuring out the scientifically perfect way to learn the language, there isn’t one. If you’re spending time planning how you’re going to learn the language, you’re spending less time actually learning. The only way to get good at a language is to literally be exposed to it and learning it for 1000+ hours.

  • tourist@lemmy.world
    0·
    3 months ago

    It’s a public holiday today in South Africa. (Good Friday)

    So I came up with a cheeky dad joke

    “What holiday is it? Workers day? Freedom day?”

    “Good Friday”

    “Every Friday is a good Friday”

    I got two chuckles

  • AlolanYoda@mander.xyz
    0·
    3 months ago

    Tl;dr: I asked a girl out :)

    I met a girl in a flight and thought we got along well, but she was only in a layover flight while I was in the last flight of my trip. Still, we kept in touch, and she’s apparently coming to my city for a few days in two weeks.

    So I did something I had never done before (even though I’ve been in a few relationships before) and asked her out! She said “maybe” (her trip was already planned and she is busy and staying with some friends, she seemed genuinely sorry) so in two weeks I may have a date :)

    • CosmicTurtle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      3 months ago

      Hot damn good for you!

      Keep us updated! I don’t think lemmy has a remindme bot but I’m saving this comment.

  • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
    0·
    3 months ago

    I planted some baby trees in my previously barren yard! The maples are already starting to leaf, and since I’ve never planted a hickory before I’m going to fret over it until it leafs and proves to me that I didn’t somehow manage to kill it

      • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
        0·
        3 months ago

        Tentatively. I really want to have a full food forrest eventually, but I’m trying to to take it slow and start with establishing the bigger plants, then play it by ear from there.

        • cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world
          0·
          3 months ago

          What hardiness zone are you in, and have you ever had a paw paw fruit, by any chance? Because if it grows in your area, I highly recommend it. It’s the most tropical-tasting native Midwest fruit I’ve ever had.

          • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
            0·
            3 months ago

            Interesting you say that! I’m in 7b (recently reclassified from 6a) and I actually did plant some pawpaw seeds! Still waiting to see if they’ll sprout though - they had a bit of mould growth after taking them out from cold stratification so I’m hoping at least a couple survived.

  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
    0·
    3 months ago

    Over 2 calendar months without a drink today. Coming from 2-3 beers a day, previously. Did February, but told myself that didn’t count since it’s a short month, so now I’ve done March. I thought I would start drinking a bit now to “celebrate” but it’s funny now that I’m here the urge is gone…

    I’m going to Muslim wedding next month, so now I’m thinking I’ll at least keep it up until then, just to make going to a dry wedding easier on myself.

    I’ll see after that. I definitely don’t want to go back to daily drinking again.

    • TheColonel@reddthat.com
      0·
      3 months ago

      Same boat (started with dry January and didn’t stop)!

      I still feel good. Not sure long term if I’ll become more lax for special events but not for now.

  • myxi@feddit.nlEnglish
    0·
    3 months ago

    Yesterday, I made a choice that was very tough for me to make. So three years ago, I had a best friend, and we both liked each other. Things got hard because my feelings went too far, I became emotionally unstable and turned into an attention seeker. So because of that, I then ended the friendship.

    Recently, she added me back. I thought we could be friends again because I felt like I improved my mental state in the last two years and won’t turn into an attention seeker again. Well, a week later, I was the same as I was three years ago.

    It was ruining my mental health severely. I couldn’t focus on anything. But I still wasn’t ready to give up on the friendship because she was a very nice friend, and I still liked her for some reason. So I refused to give up. But things got worse real quick, and then I decided to write a long message to her explaining why I can’t continue this friendship and then I blocked her everywhere.

    At the cost of ending all probabilities of a future with her, I feel much better now.

    Gotta do something about this attention-seeking thing, though.