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RE: LeoThread 2023-10-27 00:28

I really really want to study Spanish but I use Japanese and Mandarin every day and neither are good enough plus I’m trying to write an album and a novel and teach 30 hours a week 🤣 #threadstorm on prioritizing goals #crossculture

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Man, You've Got some Nice Goals tbh!

I'm curious how do you see learning a new #language? Is it too hard or nah just normal and fun too?

I want to learn Italian and french in future...

it’s not hard, you just need to put in the time. A few hours a week, and focus on useful grammar patterns. Learn them WELL so you can use them quickly. Lots of resources online now.

Oh cool, Thanks for the tips.

Tho Are you learning online or some place?

I started with a textbook and a lot of conversational practice with strangers on the internet using grammar from the textbook. IT was 95% conversation based but with a syllabus (the textbook)

Awesome, such strangers on internet are truly great person..

I've seen more good personalities on internet than in real life.

I've seen more good personalities on internet than in real life.
That's sad but I understand. I only started meeting cool people when I started traveling. I mean there were OK people but I think many of us need to get outside out cultural limitations to really flourish and evolve.

people think I like Asia and it’s kind of true because people are less confrontational, it’s safer, the food is great and Buddhism and Taoism are part of the culture, but originally I wanted to make my way to Europe

I wanted to learn 10 languages and 10 years. But Japanese took 5 years and I got sucked into a few adventures for another 5 years in China and the surrounding areas

I totally think it’s possible to become conversational at 20 languages in 10 years but you won’t be able to get THAT deep into the language and culture of each place obviously #crossculture

I think I would have gone to India and Indonesia, then travelled a bit in Africa before spending a year in Spain Italy and Germany or wherever the wind took me instead. But I kind of built a life here in Asia so I wanna make this my base #crossculture

because I plan to stay here, I want to go really see with the people and cultures that I know. I use Chinese and Mandarin with people organizing events and discussing pretty deep stuff on a regular basis so I’ve put Spanish and Indonesian and Cantonese and German on the side

still,even though I am serious about improving my Japanese and Mandarin, my music and my writing comes first. I may actually study language more than I make music, but when the inspiration comes, my studies take the back seat

as for earning money and making a living, I only prioritize that insofar as I have enough money to live without issues. hive has really been a lifesaver because I have been able to create a safety net of investments in a way that helps promote my other work #crossculture

so if I were to organize my priorities from top to bottom it would be:

  • Earn enough to survive with as little effort as possible
  • engage with communities that matter to me
  • Create meaningful expressions (art music podcast)
  • blog to blend all the above together
  • study the languages I encounter to be able to improve my ability to build bridges
  • Monetize as much as possible while still offering a lot for free
  • travel and explore more
  • getting into new forms of expression and new projects

I know it’s kind of a mess and these priorities change order sometimes in the short term but this is kind of my default way of deciding what is most important. It’s a little different from most people who try to put finances all at the top. I’m trying to make my life as fun and meaningful as possible and finance is merely a means to that end #crossculture