Quote:
Originally Posted by Jinto Lin
Most important thing for me is interest. If I cannot get into something, than I usually fail at learning it too. Once I sparked interest in something, learning is easy, though I prefer to reduce theory to practice.
|
Quoted for truth.
If I'm not interested in a subject, even reading a mere 1 page-text will be a real pain. My thoughts then keep heading another way every other sentence and I'll have to reread it twice or more to even get as much as a general idea of what it's about. I don't really try doing anything practical when it's like that; I know this is a mistake, as this most probably would help sometimes. But not having any real problems in school I guess it's okay.
When it comes to interesting subjects however, it's a whole different story. I won't need to take any effort at all, I'll memorize things quite easily. This rarely happens at school though.
I've never had as much fun learning as I have when memorizing kanji, or Japanese in general; I don't know why exactly, maybe also due to the missing pressure from school. I guess it's more fun as well when I can set my own pace, advancing fast when I'm getting something quickly and slowing down when I'm not.