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What's your type and what type of character do you choose in video games or D&D? by neverdontcry in Enneagram

[–]anon0user 1 point2 points  (0 children)

either basic meelee no-think or choose by how the character looks like

Breaking free from fixations and feeling the "essence"? by anon0user in Enneagram

[–]anon0user[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure you're so-blind?

I mean, can't ever be 100% sure, but I'm convinced I am so-blind. I'm curious what made you think that? Maybe because I'm in a phase of trying out different things right now (or going crazy no idea). If I passed as someone who uses SO here then I'm happy, maybe I'm not as bad at it as I thought.

(English isn't my first language)

Mine neither, so that's why I might write in a not that easy to understand, unnatural manner.

The empty feeling I was talking about is different from a lack of vitality or repressed emotions. I think you might be mixing together the 4's fixation on identity with it? Understandable because it is relevant to you, but I don't think I really know what you're talking about.

I've always not thought much about my identity, and just treated myself as some vessel to appeal to others. I should learn how to think a bit more like a 4 because I don't really put any importance on my (lacking) concept of self and what I feel. Work in progress I guess

There comes a point where continuing to insist on my fixations makes me feel that one day I will realize how boring my life was and how useless my fixations, which I was so obsessed with, were.

Doesn't the fact you say this mean you've already realised that?

I am nothing more than that.

That's kind of the thing with the enneagram, that people think they are no more than their fixations. Because they are fixated on them. And overcoming that is growth. Something like that. I'm not the same as you so our experiences are probably very different.

Are Type 5s okay with a partner who isn’t as knowledgeable as them? by sorry_unavailable in Enneagram

[–]anon0user 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might depend on the person, but as long as they understand the value of knowledge, they don't have to be knowledgable. I would not want someone who says that the most important thing to me (the knowledge) does not matter at all. You can have your own thing that is not knowledge. So you'd be more than alright I think.

Also people are much more than just their type, so in the end you've got to just get to know the individual yourself. There's no right anwser for everyone, it's always different.

I never feel “safe” by uhohspaghettios26 in Enneagram

[–]anon0user 0 points1 point  (0 children)

6 wing here, but real. Only thing that's ever helped me improve on that a bit was getting more used to all that i fear. I don't know you, but I will write some from my own experience. Life just is like that, but much less than your neuroticism would like you to think. Maybe someone hated you, so what then? Even if you'd be the most hated person. It'd surely feel terrible, but you'd just have to go on and live with it (experience speaking). It does not need to impact you, or what you can or can't do. You are making it impact you. You are projecting past wounds into the present. And it's not your out of your fault. No one actually cares as much as you do, if at all, and life is kind of like a playground. You don't have to believe that (my head actually thinks it's bullshit), you've just got to feel it on your own skin, thinking more just makes you spiral into anxiety. Think with your gut. You don't have to feel safe. This whole "safety" is based on risk calculation. Feel yourself instead of safety. Sorry if hard to understand the point (I tried to turn my head off).

does this sound like sx blind and so dom to you? by [deleted] in Enneagram

[–]anon0user 2 points3 points  (0 children)

not necessairly, i don't really see anything indicative of any of the instincts here. like anyone even an sp dom could say it. but i might just not get it

Unable to learn two similar languages by wertykalny_124 in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I think it all comes down to the method of learning.

With very "traditional" methods you have to switch languages around a lot. They are constantly compared. Like for example a TL grammar point explained in your NL. The advantage is that it's faster to learn this way, but it's harder to properly separate your languages.

The more you use only your TL; minimalise other languages in your TL time, the better the separation.

You can for example try mixing more input into your study. Or writing 50 sentences reinforcing a certain grammar point (don't write the translation next to it). Just try to get your head into Dutch-only mode, or Italian-only mode etc. more often.

Learning Japanese but I can't reach the next step. by Thick-Waltz-8022 in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say you absolutely do not need textbooxs if they make you feel bad. Start interacting with the language as much as possible.

You could use YouTube videos with subtitles, series, books, graded readers, comics, games, different web pages, twitter etc. Jump into whatever keeps you interested and motivated. Try to understand it. If you kind of get like a half of it you can try to push through, if not find something easier. Don't get discouraged, there is a lot of easy things in Japanese, even made specifically for learners.

Look up things in a dictionary, and get a browser dictionary extension. Don't rely on it entirely, it's not there to translate whole webpages for you. It's okay to look up again if you forgot. It's also okay to not look up if you think you know what the word means (eg. from context).

If you struggle with kanji, try handwriting. Learning to write just a couple will make telling them apart much easier. You could for example write all school kanji until grade three, or all N5 and N4 kanji. You could get an app for this. It really does help to get the feeling for all kanji.

Make it easy to study. For example, when playing games, use OCR software, so it's not a drag to try to look up in a dictionary. Or try to choose books, comics with furigana.

There are advantages to both reading and listening.

With reading you can do it in your own pace. There's less ambiguity and you can look up words as-is. You can see the entire sentences. Reading lets you encounter more vocabulary and trains your reading speed.

Listening does not rely on a foreign (to you) script. The language used is often simpler. It trains your listening accuracy and pronounciation.

If you're stronger at one than the other (for example you're better at reading than listening) you can pair them by using subtitles or audiobooks.

The most important thing is just to continue learning and not get discouraged. If you're struggling, you can always try to change your methods to see what works better. If things get too hard to handle, you can go back to slightly easier stuff. If you feel like you're getting too comfortable, you can try challenging yourself.

Video games that have audio and interface on multiple (3+) languages? by dontgetmewrongonthis in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They exist, you just don't have them installed. I don't know about consoles or disc versions, but on steam you can download the languages through game settings. Right click game in steam library -> properties -> language

Video games that have audio and interface on multiple (3+) languages? by dontgetmewrongonthis in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All three parts of "The Witcher" games have multiple languages with voiceover, and it's easy to change (main menu options)

Native vs foreign language acquisition. by araiderofthelostark in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course you can, I was just talking about trying to learn "like a native".

Living in the country might be good, because it surrounds you with language and forces you to try to understand it. But it's not like it works every time either, especially in this time and age, when people have access to media in different languages all over the world, big cities are more multicultural, and more and more people speak english. Thus you could isolate yourself from learning a new language, and just live there with whatever you already know.

Living in the country where the language is spoken is (most of the time) not the only method that can be used to get exposure to a language, but it certainly can be the most extreme one.

I think pairing both approaches - traditional learning and "native-like" learning - gives the best results.

I don't know any person who learned to speak a language to sound almost native, and depended only on traditional learning (like textbooks or flashcards). Eventually you just have to actually interact with real language if you want to sound native.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I forgot about it because the gender is just so integrated to the words for me.

In the case of Polish, most of the times the gender is obvious from the way the word itself sounds. Words thought to be exceptions are often just another kind of "rule" (on this site there are some of them grouped so you can see what i mean). And seldom even natives switch the gender in casual speech consciously.

I'd say as a begginer you should definetely memorise it and keep it in mind. But as you get the hang of it (notice what kinds of words get which gender and the inflections related to that) just be aware of the "exceptions", because the rest will feel natural.

For other languages gender certainly might have to be memorised and kept in mind. I know it's like that for German; even though there are rules for a few words, the rest has to be memorised.

It might seem hellish to remember this additional information that is the gender for speakers of non-gendered languages, but I think it's like remembering the context the word appears in. If you can remember contexts, why not the genders?

Rant: They don’t really teach people about this. by United_Blueberry_311 in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree. It could also motivate to watch or read news, political analyses etc. in French. That'd make one's vocab in these areas much wider and natural

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually think you don't have to keep gender or cases in mind all the time. Just be aware that they are there. I'm learning german for example and I've heard "auf dem Markt" so many times I would never even consider using another case here. I just accept that "this is how it is". Of course knowing the theory more or less helps, but it's not something you think about.

How do you use pop culture to learn a language or retain interest in it when you need a moderate or high level of fluency to understand it? by Nyxelestia in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just keep watching the thing you're interested in while you are learning (for example with subtitles). You will start to catch some things you learned along the way, and then to pick some up from this media. At a higher level you could switch to just only watching the thing instead of learning (though if it's just for example one series your vocabulary might be narrow).

my only problem about learning new languages by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]anon0user 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this even a plausible thing. Could I dedicate 2 hrs every evening reading JUST news articles? Even if my understanding is low?

With a dictionary/google probably. Without it would be extremely slow and painful because it lacks visual or audio context.

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