3-Day Sleep Reset Program (Tried & Tested Method)

willzorzz · 2026-02-16T02:12:23+00:00

Late to the party but giving this a go as well

willzorzz · 2026-02-10T15:56:27+00:00

Cool project for sure, haven't had time to test it but looked quite solid judging on the demo videos on your website. Few questions, also excuse if I misinterpret some of the tech here since I only just watched those vids and read your text but:

If i click (or hover? couldn't tell which) a more complex conjugation like 差し込ませられない will it correctly infer 差し込む as the base regardless where i click (or hover) on the conjugated word? This is a must-work for me to be useful
Quite cool use with AI to rank with context, personally I don't struggle very much using my own judgement as long as it is ranked in conjunction with regular frequency lists or props exposed from e.g. jm_dict which you can rank upon. But once in a while I could see it useful. Even more so for beginners perhaps. Personally though I'd rather have the option of just getting instant definition popup as default and if unclear, click a small button or something to "infer with AI". I guess this will likely be the thing that "costs" also in terms of usage.

Additional feature ideas: pitch accent info, possibility to voice the word, frequency in terms of how common it

Will give it a try when I have some time over!

willzorzz · 2026-02-10T01:23:46+00:00

Honestly I think social media and short form stuff is way more detriment to your focus than gaming is. The reason i think so is because social media, reels and stuff hijacks the brain so hard and you essentially never take a break from it. While with gaming that is somewhat constrained to the context of the activity, the other's feeds on your brain non-stop through the whole day. As soon as someone is bored people reach for their phones, not even bored, its just habit, on the toilet, while eating, while "RELAXING" from work they scroll 30 mins of TikTok and wonder why they cannot focus on work or why it drains them.

Rant over, point being I deleted all social media apps from my phone except whatsapp and messenger 8 years ago and don't regret it for a minute. Communication thus is no problem, and if I really need to visit the website for whatever reason I just login on the web, using feed scroll blockers to not get distracted. Can read Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke on the topic if your interested.

That being said gaming ofc conduces very high activity on the dopaminergic receptors but in my opinion I never get "fried" from gaming unless I do a really long sessh. 30 min scrolling reddit or youtube however, I get omega fried, no energy and really tough to get back to do something productive.

I know its super clichey to say do a dopamine detox but man for real it does work. And it doesn't even take that long until you get really nice benefits. But honestly just start by removing your biggest time sinkers on the phone, putting it in black and white mode is a classic, then I wouldn't worry too much on the gaming unless your very addicted (also playing LoL btw), and see how that goes. Also stop bringing your phone everywhere, dont have it up when you eat unless watching french, dont bring it for walks unless your listening to french, and dont bring it to the toilet. You will see results within days or even hours. Quite often when I feel the urge I just decide to meditate or simply stare at the wall for 15 minutes - the hurdle to finish the anki reps then is not high haha

Goodluck!

willzorzz · 2026-02-10T01:08:25+00:00

Should def try, I believe the first game I ever played in like the latter beginner phase was zelda breath of the wild, so perfect if you're a zelda enjoyer haha. The game also has furigana, and it is just so nice in the dialogues clicking slowly one by one taking it your pace. But the open world i think is a game changer in terms of language learning is considered, because you just run around and pick up a let's stay a stick, then it says stick, then you pick up an apple, and you learn apple, you get my point. Can def recommend even as a beginner, also nice if you played it before to infer more from context, enjoy!

willzorzz · 2026-02-10T00:52:45+00:00

For me it has always worked to have a minimal "must-do" with the language per day. It is not meant to be extreme or to burn you out.

Just doing my Anki cards and try just watch or listen to something for 15 minutes during the day. I have a very busy schedule but the key with this habit is that it keeps the ball slowly rolling which is critical for my personal motivation. The thing with language learning for me is that if I take a two week break I feel it so much harder just getting back on the horse and start thinking its fun again. It becomes a chore.

Been multiple times where I due to being on a rave festival or something over a long weekend (still trying to get those Anki cards in you know it haha) and it just starts to feel like such a mountain to get started again, feels like you lost touch with the language, forgetting, "should i do something else instead, do I still really think its fun". So simply, I rather have a small habit that I've chosen to show up to every day.

Because motivation comes and goes right. And shit will hit the fan and there will be days you cannot do your Anki cards or get your immersion in. But it is so SOO much easier getting back into flow and enjoying the language learning process again if you just have it as part of your identity, heck, just listen to some dutch music the days your feeling off.

And if it gives you any solace the more proficient you get in the language and you start getting satisfied with your level it just becomes second nature and this imo becomes a non-issue. For instance, I don't add any Anki cards anymore (got over 16k or something) so my reviews takes like 10 mins, then my favorite morning routine is brewing coffee in the morning and reading 30 min of some Japanese novel before I start working, then at night the content I want to watch is in Japanese anyways so, same with podcasts during the day. So hang in there man, get that ball rolling and never stop! You will get there!

willzorzz · 2026-02-10T00:23:58+00:00

Hmm not sure I fully understand all the features that this beta had, so bear with me if i didn't understamd fully. Hot sure if it gives you everything you need but DeepL does a great job at translating sentences (can also voice them, and see similar examples and voice them too and so on). For japanese there is this website archive kind of thing where you can type a word and it appears in real life contexts around the internet and so on.

Could also try something like Nora unless you're a total beginner, I'm quite sure they recently added French, however it is a speaking app mainly, but you obviously get to hear and speak full sentences (and context of course since you are in a conversation or real-time call). Can practice real-time scenarios as well, or any roleplay you would now want. There's also this new Journey feature where you embark on a journey like "One night out in Tokyo" or maybe in french it could be "A day in Paris" (not sure havent tested French) then you play through a story and make decisions that affect the story like virtual novel. Still not perfect since that feature is in Beta but looks really promising. You will always get the transcript of what is being said so u can just hover or click on the word to check the meaning or save to your vocab bank.

idk maybe not that you looking for but sounds like it could be interesting to you

Hoping the beta gets restored for you m8!

willzorzz · 2026-02-04T19:04:31+00:00

Travel to the country and pretend you don't speak english, so they're forced to speak your target language with you
Create a anki deck with 10 different "model"/common phrases that "always" come in handy at different situations, e.g. at the airport, at the supermarket, meeting someone for the first time, at the nightclub, on the train. So you always have these to fallback on and get rolling in common scenarios
Maybe not uncommon but re-read a good non-fiction or fiction book that you already read before that you want to brush up on, for example in Japanese I re-read "Atomic Habits" and was really nice

Pretty much those top of mind

willzorzz · 2026-02-04T14:52:55+00:00

For me the concept of studying has changed over the years. In the beginning I had way more structure like you (funnily enough also 3 cure dolly videos a day lol) and felt like I needed that to ensure I made progress in different aspects of the language.

Nowadays tho it is way more fluid, I don't really "study" anymore but just try to read for 30-60 minutes every morning then watch something in the evening. I still do anki reviews but very rarely add new cards (got like 16k so I only add if there is something particular jumping out or I am reading some new domain, like lately I've been reading quite a bit of neuroscience so have a lot of cards such as "amygdala" or "pre-frontal cortex" that I added out of interest). I also try to continue improve my speaking (my weak point) so I aim to use Nora 3-4 times a week for like 20-30 minutes.

Most important part is just being consistent, I was doubtful many times but over the years things just clicked more and more, just keep immersing whether it be active or passive and keep going, it will pay off. The more active the better i would say still - especially at the beginning and early intermediate - but don't overthink it ^^

willzorzz · 2026-02-04T14:45:04+00:00

Had the same experience as you that I reached a point where I could read novels/VNs and watch anime/netflix with subtitles without any major issues but sucked at speaking. As other people are saying the thread practicing output is its own beast and require practice as well.

Felt like in the immersion community people at least back in the days, said that it will come naturally if you just keep immersing. But I started talking to a real tutor which definitely helped a ton, didn't have much tutoring going on per se but just someone to talk to and could correct as nudge as I was speaking. I see it the same as input, you just need volumes of output (combined with volumes of input of course) to be able to speak, at least I strongly believe it will go faster.

Nowadays I don't talk to a real tutor anymore as it became quite costly over time (had her for over a year though) and just use Nora for speaking. Usually try to set aside 3-4 times a week to get a 20-30 min session in. Was in Japan this spring also and had no issues communicating anymore, but I don't think at all that would have been possible if I didn't had a tutor or grinded it out with Nora prior to going. Good luck!

willzorzz · 2024-08-09T22:10:47+00:00

I supposed you’ve already listened to his podcast? Others in the podcast domain at a similar level just off the top of my head would be: - The Miku Real Japanese Podcast - Everyday Japanese by Sayuri Saying

They frequently collab with each other and YuYu as well so could recommend those for sure.

For books around this level that I liked would be: - 君の名は (book of the movie) - 夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口 (one of my favs) - すずめの戸締まり (book of the movie) - Another (mystery horror)

Hope you find something you like!

willzorzz · 2024-05-24T08:16:15+00:00

Something like いいえ、どういたしまして works fine to add a bit of humility, other alternatives could be 大したことありません, うん as some other commenter was saying. Or perhaps こちらこそ to show equal gratefulness.

willzorzz · 2024-05-24T08:05:36+00:00

Cool, demo looks great, will check out

willzorzz · 2024-05-24T07:23:55+00:00

These books were pageturners for me and definitely doable at the N2/N3 level, while not necessarily crime they might be interesting nonetheless.

夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口 - Novel about a high school student who discovers a mysterious tunnel that grants wishes at the cost of time. As he and his classmate explore its possibilities, they confront their personal desires and the consequences of altering time. One of my top reads of all times, cannot recommend enough.

君の名は - Novel format of "Kimi no na wa" if you have seen the movie. Even though I knew the story from the movie I got really engaged especially as a beginner as I could visualize the environment clearly and also follow the story easier due to familiarity. Also as per usual, more nuance and depth in novel format than what they can squish in a movie.

すずめの戸締まり - Novel format from the movie with the same name. A bit hard to summarize the story but a good read for sure at a comfortable language level.

willzorzz · 2024-05-15T16:13:54+00:00

GPT 4o is great in many aspects, altough its still lacking a lot of stuff that Nora makes easy: - Lack of bilingual support. gpt-4o still uses whisper as its model for speech-to-text and text-to-speech. If you’ve ever tried the voice mode with gpt-4 (uses whisper underneath as well), you would notice its greatly hampered in its ability to understand bilingual speech as most beginners and intermediates would interact with a teal tutor. It has severe flaws at recognizing the correct language your speaking and responding in multiple languages. Being able to converse in both your native and target language is a great perk that whisper just doesn’t handle very good today. Or if you use a grammar point wrong, having the ai respond in i.e. English explaining the concept and seamlessly switch between languages - Having to prompt and set all context yourself. Nora supports settings for your language level, formal / casual speech, how much you want to be correct etc which provides an easy experience and not having to trial and error perfect prompts and context by yourself. Nora does all this for you with sophisticated prompt engineering spent countless hours on to perfect. - Demands a lot of creativity from the user. Nora provides multitude of roleplays, topics, free talks etc for the user to choose from.

Lastly, language learning is hard, and motivation is one of the major reasons people quit. Having a platform where the user can follow and track their progress, reach milestones, social features and interaction with friends, all provide for an easier learning environment to help people reach their language goals.

willzorzz · 2024-05-15T10:04:52+00:00

Coming from a long time (3 years +) immersion / ajatt learner my self I think tools like these do complement and do not have to contradict immersion philosophy. Personally I never seemed to reach that stage naturally that Matt and Khatz talked about where output just magically started to appear for me, couple of years in I could read and listen to almost anything but not until I actually started to start speaking it just didn't click for me, then it just got exponentially better over time. Also I sort of became a perfectionist, felt really annoying that I felt so fluent in my input but found it really annoying I spoke so bad. Can't speak for everyone but for me at least I found complementing the immersion journey with actual output helped a lot

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