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Thank you so much for the interesting observations and resources! I've always wanted to learn Russian and German for scientific purposes. I really ought to pick them back up again. I would imagine that many language learners who persist to fluency do so for reasons similar to that quote attributed to Nelson Mandela. To paraphrase: "If you talk to a person in their language, it goes to their heart."
The joys of human connection! Unfortunately, as you've eloquently pointed out, there are two significant obstacles: The most effective way for one to approach their own study of a language often only becomes apparent in hindsight, and a significant core of every langauge is idiomatic and conditioned through use rather than the result of some type of inherent logic.
I also agree with much of what suboptimalism mentioned. It often comes down to cultivating a mindset, having a clear intention and a strong motivation. Learning materials that try to shoehorn one language into the structure of another are more of a hinderance than a help, while translation is often an attempt at fitting a square peg into a round hole.
Therefore, it becomes a matter of learning a few fundamental pieces thoroughly, and then using them to "bootstrap" the rest of that core by repeatedly relating the language to itself through a steady stream of input and personal experiences. Developing these associations is vital if one wants to avoid my mistake of learning a lot *about* languages versus actually *using them*.
I hope you find it useful, Hui! Your recent remark on Russian is what reminded me I had this file on hand, after all :)
Thanks as always for the thoughtful comments, LLT. That Mandela quote is a classic and it endures because it's true. I like your description of "bootstrapping" the language. I've made the same mistake of learning /about/ the language; in fact this mistake is by no means unique to language learning. It reminds me of the comment you left some months ago about the act of /doing/ mathematics and how procedural knowledge
is often overlooked in favour of declarative knowledge. The gap between them hurts.
I feel your pain 😩 Haha! Well, at least sharing experiences can shorten the gap between them. Thanks again!
updating with some games i've played the past few months! snufkin: melody of moominvalley, firebird, & i've finally gotten into stardew!!!
for a shorter game, i really enjoyed Gone Home. it takes place during a dark and stormy night but isn't horror. it also gets points in my book for having real northwestern riot grrl songs available to listen to on in-game cassette tapes
since you liked coffee talk you will probably enjoy va11halla, it's a similar concept just in a cyberpunk city instead!
The Moomin game looks so gorgeous!! I need to fix my joycons first but your review makes me want to pick it up! ;w;
it's kinda confusing how people associate cutesy with non-serious stuff and dark, spooky with serious... can people not have diff aesthetics and talk abt the same stuff in the same context? anyways the site looks absolutely fire so far :3c
@catboo Yeah this is exactly what i mean! not just dark, spooky per se but extreme minimalism and text-heavy pages too. biases like this can be obvious given the context of the society we're in but i wish people would look beyond something's face value and engage with things with a clear head especially in situations that involve artistry or self-expression. BTW thank you! currently dying trying to make it responsive
this and ur reply to catboo r both VERY real i totally get what your saying esp w the minimilistic like "mysterious" serious sites. i get jealous sometimes that i feel i cant talk or act like that on my site but im trying to break that barrier in myself anywa.
@burgeritchi You are soooo real for this omg 😭 this has happened to me on several occasions (found someone with a page with literature-centric content or beautiful prose that i really liked and would've dissected with them if they became my mutual) and although a trivial thing, i've often felt ashamed in my need to immediately strip down on my aesthetic and put My writing on the forefront just so they'd take me +
seriously and consider me worthy for genuine connection. but what i've told myself in these situations is that my site is for my own happiness only and not primarily a medium of subtle communication with others, and although internalizing this will take time i think telling yourself this time and again is key
personally (from an objective standpoint) i feel like the way your site looks didn't affect my perception of your content!! it's all about how you verbalize your thoughts... people who make a first judgement based off the look of your site probably weren't worth your time anyway lol. hang in there!!
^ i do understand how you feel though LOL. my site is very dark-themed but in reality i'm a girly girl who loves pretending she's paris hilton lol
@milk-tea UR R ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABT THE INTERNALIZATION THING!! i get embarressed and sometimes even on my own blog want to cut things out of my thoughts bc "that doesnt suite what someone would think when they look at my site" but what does it matter!! i am myself. i love cute stuff but i can also be serious and crass and sad and wtvr. no one owes anyone anyting
@makoenergy i totally got girly girl vibes from u when looking at ur site!! like u said, its how u verbalize ur thoughts.
i'll have to check it out when I get home! commenting so that i won't forget :)
I really have to get round to posting some of the less distinct pictures i take on my morning strolls. especially that plastic jack-o-lantern from the early '90s. like you've GOT to see marty (thats what i called him)
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my entry links are so weird. they jump the container sometimes and other times behave normally. gonna have to fix that eventually.