I used to have almost photographic memory when I was younger, and even though this skill not as strong as it used to be, I’m happy to find that I do remember a lot. It’s astonishing how powerful the mind is when it comes to remembering things. The more Korean you already know, the more easily you’ll learn new things.īut then, without my notebook, how do I review? I make mental notes of words and expressions, visualize them in Hangeul (easy when I read or watch subtitled dramas) and let them flash through my mind whenever I take a break or before I fall asleep. The more money you have in the bank, the more interest you’ll earn.
It’s much like the force of compounding, which, according to a quote by Einstein, is the strongest force in the universe. I can only conclude that the more Korean I know, the easier it becomes to learn something new. Yesterday, for instance, the expression “시간문제로 보이다” (it’s a matter of time) came up, and I didn’t stop to write it down.
Now, whenever I speak in Korean I can easily recall what we were talking about and how it was phrased. How can this be? The only explanation I can think of is that my Korean is naturally improving. Class is always in session, right? Anyway, I gradually stopped writing everything down, and to my surprise I still feel that I learn and remember just as well. And I’m not kidding even one Friday night in a bar after quite a few beers he said something clever that caused me to pull out my notebook from my purse and have him write it down while sitting on a bar stool. A few months ago, whenever I would talk to my language partner I would pull out my notebook and write down all the Korean wisdom that he shared with me. I reached the conclusion that I must have stopped writing everything down, because I simply didn’t feel the need to do so anymore. So what happened? Why did I stop writing everything down? I started wondering why this could be, because I sure feel I’m studying Korean harder than ever these days! The last notebook entry was over a week old and considering that I started writing in this notebook in December, I had filled out surprisingly few pages. However, as I took out my notebook yesterday to prepare a Korean news article for a study session with my LP, I suddenly noticed something. I used to write several pages in my notebook every single day, meticulously filling the blank pages with new words, sentences, or grammar patterns. Always! As a language learner it is probably one of my most important tools. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.I always carry a notebook with me. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
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