June 15, 2010 by Eric Nishio

Completely Free Online Courses at iTunes U

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We all know that iTunes Store has huge libraries full of songs, movies, TV shows, and audio books that you can buy. But there’s also a special section mysteriously named iTunes U (I believe the U stands for university). This part of the store, however, can be freely used, meaning that you don’t have to [...]

June 10, 2010 by Eric Nishio

Easily the Fastest Way to Become Fluent in a Language

No comments Languages, Learning Methods, Success Story

How long does it usually take to learn how to have conversations in a new language? As you probably know, I am someone who tends to dislike “Learn _____ in 7 Days” methods, because most of the time these approaches just let you barely scratch the surface—in other words, they fail to provide any substantial [...]

May 27, 2010 by Eric Nishio

Learning Is Not Merely the Gathering and Classifying of Knowledge

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“…true education means mind development; not merely the gathering and classifying of knowledge.” ~ Napoleon Hill Compulsory education does many things well, but it fails to genuinely communicate the most important lesson to young students—that education is not the memorizing of dates and formulae, but the development of the mind. Anyone with a healthy brain [...]

April 17, 2010 by Eric Nishio

How to Learn Cantonese by Yourself

No comments Books, Languages, Learning Methods

I’ve tried several audio programs that teach you Cantonese, and I’ve had a lot of success with them, but there’s one that has easily surpassed every other audio course—it’s Pimsleur Cantonese Chinese. The genius minds behind Pimsleur have created a awesome system that enables you to remember words and phrases almost magically—and more importantly, learn [...]

March 18, 2010 by Eric Nishio

The Habit of Going the Extra Mile

No comments Learning Methods, Practicality

Napoleon Hill is my favorite writer on success. His texts are an invaluable source of inspiration because of their practicality; anyone can start applying the principles immediately if he so chooses. So today, I would like to borrow the title of one of the chapters in his book, The Master-Key to Success (which I highly [...]

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