Comments on: The time barrel: How to find more time to study Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/ A better way of learning Mandarin Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:24:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: 3 things I wish I had known as an intermediate student of Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-122806 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:24:54 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-122806 […] The time barrel: How to find more time to study Chinese […]

]]> By: 100 hours of Chinese listening in 3 weeks: What I learnt and how to apply it | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-112467 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 06:25:30 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-112467 […] did other things in parallel all the time. I have covered that in detail in several other articles (here and here), but the point is that some tasks are more demanding than others. When I go for a 10k […]

]]> By: Timeboxing Chinese | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-110129 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:11:36 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-110129 […] The time barrel: How to find more time to study Chinese […]

]]> By: The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners - Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-102710 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:59:08 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-102710 […] a few links I think are extra important: The forking path: A human approach to learning Chinese, The time barrel: How to find more time to study Chinese and How to find more time to practise Chinese […]

]]> By: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 1: A guide to Chinese listening comprehension - Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-101396 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:56:41 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-101396 […] some further reading in that domain: The forking path: A human approach to learning Chinese, The time barrel: How to find more time to study Chinese and How to find more time to practise Chinese […]

]]> By: How To Fit Learning Chinese Into A Hectic Schedule - Elementary Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-47210 Sun, 05 May 2019 12:21:54 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-47210 […] reviewing another one of Hacking Chinese’s articles today: The Time Barrel: How to find more time to study Chinese. Did you see last weeks article where we talked about whether you can become fluent in Chinese in […]

]]> By: How to find more time learning a language | Language News https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-35730 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:19:16 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-35730 […] This isn’t true. Even if there are a few large rocks in the barrel, we can still add smaller pebbles and sand! Even when the barrel looks full, water can still be added. This metaphor can’t be explored fully in this article, so again I refer to an article specifically about this topic: The time barrel: Or why you have more time than you think. […]

]]> By: Hugh Grigg: How to improve your Chinese listening in the early stages – Access Chinese Language https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-10218 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 03:02:51 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-10218 […] think is relevant here, especially to the point about cramming in as much listening as you can, is this one about making the most of the time available to […]

]]> By: Jan https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-8148 Tue, 31 May 2016 14:36:49 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-8148 I love your metaphor! I had a vague idea of this concept, but you put it in words (and pictures) beautifully!

]]> By: Extensive listening challenge, October 10th to 31st | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-time-barrel-you-have-more-time-than-you-think/#comment-1537 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:28:52 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=2142#comment-1537 […] The time barrel: Or why you have more time than you think – If we want to combine studying with a normal life or if we want to get the most out of pure language studying, we really need to check the time we have available and see if it’s possible to learn more without removing other important things. This article uses the metaphor of a barrel with rocks, pebbles, sand and water to show that most people have more time available than they think. […]

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