Philosophy
How to actually learn Japanese through manga. The frameworks, the traps to avoid, and the way to keep going when everyone else quits.
Why Lazy Japanese Learners Destroy Motivated Ones
Fifteen minutes a day beats six hours you’ll abandon. The activity-atrophy cycle, minimum viable effort, and why the smallest goal logs the most hours.
Gordon Ramsay Would Hate Your Study Method
The recipe is not the dish. Why memorizing Genki won’t let you read manga, and how to bridge the gap between studying Japanese and actually reading it.
Duolingo Needs You to Fail at Japanese
Duolingo’s business model depends on you never becoming fluent. Here’s how the green owl’s incentives work, why the streaks are a trap, and the only way out.
ChatGPT Knows Japanese Better Than You. Here’s Why.
ChatGPT learned Japanese without a single flashcard. Here’s why rules-based study fails, and how to learn the way fluent speakers actually do.
Why You’ll Quit Learning Japanese (And How to Make Sure You Don’t)
Between you and reading manga in Japanese, there are three demons: fear, pain, and boredom. Every person who quit got taken out by one of them. Here’s how they operate, and how to destroy them.
The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Is Embarrassingly Easy
The activity-atrophy cycle is the single biggest reason people fail to learn Japanese. The counterintuitive fix: stop trying so hard. Fifteen minutes a day beats two hours you’ll eventually abandon.