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How to do what you after supposed to do when you are supposed to do it.

The other day, while I was on the taxi I could have been doing some things from my list. But I did not. I was distracted with something else, something I should not have been doing in that particular moment. Hence the importance of having a thorough plan and stick to it. Otherwise there is no possibility to accomplish what you have set to be a priority.

How many kanji does it take to be fluent in Japanese?

There are about 2,000 kanji characters in common use and once you get them down, you're officially literate. You can then read newspapers and most books. There are thousands more and even Japanese folks don't know them all, but knowing 2,000 characters more or less gets the job done.

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