Comments on: Try This: When You Feel Like You Don’t Want To Stop, Stop.

By: Chimeric

Chimeric — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 00:23:00 +0000

This reminds me of a writing tip that was attributed to Hemingway: Stop writing at a point where you know exactly what comes next.

The reason: when you sit down to write the next day, you can immediately get started without having to figure out what you’re doing.

(He might have also been the one who said you have to write a page a day even if that page ends up in the wastebasket. Another good tip that can be applied to anything long-term, including studying Japanese.)

By: Time

Time — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:01:11 +0000

[...] Give yourself less time. This may seem unintuitive, but the less time you give yourself the more focused you become. Also, forcing yourself to cut off what you’re doing makes you want to do it more. [...]

By: When To Stop « when the dawn breaks

When To Stop « when the dawn breaks — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:15:15 +0000

[...] read this and thought – that is one mind hack I want to try. Because with exam happy-times lingering [...]

By: What’s So Scary About Learning Japanese?

What’s So Scary About Learning Japanese? — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:10:20 +0000

[...] there’s some neat little tricks you can do. First, you can use a trick a lot of writers use. When you feel like continuing, you should stop. This makes it so you’re really excited to start the next round of study. It also prevents [...]

By: match

match — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:59:00 +0000

I'm always amazed at the work ethic and study techniques free date by the Japanese or asian culture for that matter.

By: safaerkda

safaerkda — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:29:00 +0000

I love to read your blog…… thanks… that’s genial! xD