The Average Polyglot

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On choosing what to ignore

On choosing what to ignore

Thursday's Thousandth Thought (TTT #19)

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Mathias Barra
Jun 01, 2023
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For the past two weeks, I’ve been studying hard for the Test Of Proficiency In Korean (TOPIK).

After all, I did set the following challenge to myself in the last TTT:

  1. Finish the explanation in the reading comprehension book before I leave for France. That’s about 80 pages.

  2. Finish the Writing book by the time I come back from France (mid-June)

  3. Read the entirety of the ChatGPT book by the time I leave France

  4. Finish reading the novel before the TOPIK exam (early July)

As you read this, I’ve already finished part 1 of the challenge: the explanation in the reading comprehension book.

Well, I did and I didn’t.

I actually cheated because I skipped about TK pages in the middle of the textbook. Why? Well, that’s what we’re talking about today.

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