In this episode, Karen and Baiwei chatted about ‘decision fatigue’ and their tips for managing it.


Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

你有“选择困难”吗？ Have you experienced 'decision fatigue'?

Here I recite some lines from the Iliad. This part centres around Hector's finding Andromache, and their final dialogue. 

Ancient Greek Now

Iliad 6.369-465

En este episodio vas a aprender las diferencias de estas palabras y en que situacion usar cada una

Spanish Shortcut

EP 28. ALGO, ALGUIEN ALGÚN Y ALGUNOS

In this episode, I look back on episode 11 of season 5 of the anime Kingdom, titled "Bihei and the Hi Shin Unit."
There were powerful moments where emotions clashed — Shin’s tears, Bihei’s self-loathing, and the warmth of true comradeship.
How did you feel in those moments when your heart was moved?
Let’s take a moment to savor the lingering echoes of this powerful story together.
Original story by Yasuhisa Hara.
Animation by Pierrot and Studio Signpost.
The TV anime series began airing in 2012.
Season 5 is currently airing in 2024.


YOIN Anime Reflections – Easy Japanese Podcast

KINGDOM S5E11 for Intermediate

カレンダーでは休みじゃないのに、日本人がみんな休みを取る「お盆（ぼん）」がやってきました。故郷（ふるさと）に親戚（しんせき）が集まって、お墓参り（おはかまいり）をします。アイコンの野菜が何だか、わかりますか。このキュウリやナスは「馬」です。お盆のかざりです。亡（な）くなったおじいちゃんやおばあちゃんが、これに乗って、あちらの世界（せかい）からこちらの世界に遊びに来るそうです。「キャー、こわ～い！」なんてことはなくて、今はもう会えない人のことを、静（しず）かに静かに考える行事なんです。みなさんの会いたい人は、だれですか。

一部、小さいころの私と「お父ちゃん」が関西弁（かんさいべん kansai dialect）で、話しています。意味はスクリプトに書いてあるので、興味（きょうみ）があったら、見てください。
https://chivalrous-wallaby-f5c.notion.site/22-ba98294571cf4f0890d333d23d1dd02e
楽しみ方はこちらを見てください。
https://www.notion.so/116c436c16ed4055a68ddb2c4624cd96
じゃあ、またね。

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第22話　お盆が来る。

You're lying on the couch, bored, looking at videos on TikTok or YouTube. You watch a video of a dog swimming, and then switch to a cooking video, then to someone doing a weird dance.

But it doesn't help your boredom.

In fact, according to new research, it could make it even worse.

Researchers in Canada found that switching from one video to another, or moving forward or backward in the same video, can increase feelings of boredom.

In a study published by the American Psychological Association, the researchers did several experiments with more than 1,200 people.

In one experiment, participants were first given seven different five-minute videos they could switch between over 10 minutes. They were then given one 10-minute video to watch, without being able to fast-forward.

The participants reported lower levels of boredom when they watched the single 10-minute video, and found the experience to be more engaging and meaningful than when they switched between the shorter videos.

In another experiment, participants were found to be less bored when they watched a single 10-minute video than when they were given 10 minutes to skip forward and backward through a 50-minute video.

Katy Tam, one of the researchers, said digital switching — switching between videos or within a video itself — can make watching something feel meaningless, because you don't have time to engage with it or understand it.

"If people want a more enjoyable experience when watching videos, they can try to stay focused on the content and minimize digital switching," she said. "Just like paying for a more immersive experience in a movie theater, more enjoyment comes from immersing oneself in online videos rather than swiping through them."

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Swiping Through Online Videos Can Increase Boredom

Warning Issued about Public WiFi in the UK

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Happy National Radio Day

I review the book entitled  The Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language by Albert Costa. 