Welcome! My name is Alex and this is my ‘blog’. I’ll probably post my creative writing here and maybe the occasional life post. I may also post something written in Japanese from time to time. Enjoy your stay.
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Learning as an adult
Learning as a kid is really over rated. Many people talk about children’s brain plasticity as an argument for learning as a child but I seriously believe that learning as an adult has many advantages. One such advantage is conscious study. I’ve noticed in my time teaching English to Japanese kids that their ability to …
Language Learning Goal Setting
Language learning is something I have spent a lot of time doing in some shape or another. I like the process of learning a language but I also enjoy exploring the various quirks of linguistics and different languages, even languages I haven’t got any intention of learning to speak. It’s purely something I enjoy doing. …
On Motivation
I don’t have any faith in motivation. Or discipline. I don’t mean to sound edgy, so let me explain myself. People often find the source of success to be motivation. And the root of failure? The lack of it. Of course, there are various reasons for failure. Not everyone who fails failed to get started …