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Too Much Knowledge Can Hurt Your Memory?

A study [1] has found that adults were better able to remember pictures of imaginary animals than real animals (they used pictures of real cats). Their theory is that when you have little/no knowledge of the subject you can approach … Continue reading

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How I Failed at the Heisig Method of Learning Kanji (and how I’m getting back on track)

I’m about to begin my third attempt at learning the 2042 standard-use kanji using James Heisig’s method. My first attempt started on 17th January 2007, just after I’d returned from a 3 month internship in Japan, and the day after … Continue reading

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