Ask HN: What’s your plan in 2019?

Re:Ask HN: What’s your plan in 2019? by jason_slack on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @07:27AM (#18761823)

1. continue learning Chinese (4+ years already)

2. get a new quant job

3. improve my marriage. It's been awesome for 12 years now.

4. continue taking time to read each day but vary my subject matter even more.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s your plan in 2019? by ckrusk on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @01:10PM (#18763551)

How have you been learning Chinese? I am adding learning how to read/speak Mandarin to my 2019 list.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s your plan in 2019? by jason_slack on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @02:26PM (#18764141)

When I started took a 101 and 102 Mandarin class. It was the only class I was taking so I gave my whole attention. I studied for several hours each day. I practice my handwriting every day still. YouTube videos of Chinese sitcoms are helpful to watch.

I can read and write well but my speaking has always struggled. I don't hear as well as others and I often can't tell which tone I am using or the other person is using.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s your plan in 2019? by sridca on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @10:02AM (#18762448)

Why Chinese?

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Re:Ask HN: What’s your plan in 2019? by jason_slack on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @11:31AM (#18762937)

I work/ed for companies that have a high percentage of Chinese employees. It was easier to learn Chinese than translate everything back and forth.

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