Trying an interesting experiment with TV I keep on in the background - GoFuckYourself.com

PornMD · 11-09-2010, 04:18 PM

Preface: I took 3 years of Spanish in high school and a semester in college, but with that being nearly 10 years ago that I last took a class and non-usage since then, most of it has left the noggin. I have pretty good recall though, plus I had taken Latin for a year in high school as well, so a lot of times I can piece together what words mean once I hear them.

I live alone and keep the TV on a lot for background noise...I usually am not looking at it...it's just there so it's not so quiet here, but when I eat and otherwise every now and then, I pay closer attention to it. Daytime TV is however pretty shitty...I used to watch the judge shows but those started getting old pretty quickly. Seen one Springer seen them all, etc.

So the past few days, I've actually been putting the TV on Spanish TV because even knowing about 30% of what's said (if they spoke slower maybe 50%) and having an understanding of about 60% of what's going on if I'm actively watching it, it's more entertaining than most other daytime TV as sad as that sounds. I think I may make this a longer-term habit and see if it helps spark the Spanish back...between my step-mother and her whole family being Mexican (and most of them not speaking English) and living somewhat near Mexico, it would just be nice to know Spanish if not speak it. I think that simply hearing it a lot more often even if I'm not paying attention to it all the time will sink in subconsciously and will help bring my Spanish back.

Do any of you try anything like this with background TV/audio stuff while you work, i.e. trying to make it somewhat constructive?

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude · 11-09-2010, 04:24 PM

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Yo Adrian · 11-09-2010, 04:25 PM

TV is way too distracting for me, even with sports on my productivity tanks. But I do like to listen to podcasts sometimes, especially when doing grunt work or other mindless necessities of the adult webmaster. Radiolab is a good one..

http://www.radiolab.org/series/podcasts/

BIGTYMER · 11-09-2010, 04:39 PM

I keep my office window open in the hopes of learning how to speak bird.

Theres a cute red robin around here and I'd like to get to know her. She looks like a good egg layer.

d-null · 11-09-2010, 04:43 PM

I think that might help a little tiny bit, but I have immersed myself before and find that you still need to work at it a little to actually learn and get better, not like when we were 3 years old, for some reason the adult mind needs to actually learn the hard way

if you haven't yet, check out http://livemocha.com to learn spanish, it is free and a huge help in learning the language, great site that gives you the chance to learn from native spanish speakers and you help people learning english in return, amazingly good idea for helping people learn and master the languages

dyna mo · 11-09-2010, 04:49 PM

i've experimented with tv like this, my conclusion: tv is off until 6pm.

11-09-2010, 04:18 PM	#1
PornMD Mainstream Businessman Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 9,291	Trying an interesting experiment with TV I keep on in the background Preface: I took 3 years of Spanish in high school and a semester in college, but with that being nearly 10 years ago that I last took a class and non-usage since then, most of it has left the noggin. I have pretty good recall though, plus I had taken Latin for a year in high school as well, so a lot of times I can piece together what words mean once I hear them. I live alone and keep the TV on a lot for background noise...I usually am not looking at it...it's just there so it's not so quiet here, but when I eat and otherwise every now and then, I pay closer attention to it. Daytime TV is however pretty shitty...I used to watch the judge shows but those started getting old pretty quickly. Seen one Springer seen them all, etc. So the past few days, I've actually been putting the TV on Spanish TV because even knowing about 30% of what's said (if they spoke slower maybe 50%) and having an understanding of about 60% of what's going on if I'm actively watching it, it's more entertaining than most other daytime TV as sad as that sounds. I think I may make this a longer-term habit and see if it helps spark the Spanish back...between my step-mother and her whole family being Mexican (and most of them not speaking English) and living somewhat near Mexico, it would just be nice to know Spanish if not speak it. I think that simply hearing it a lot more often even if I'm not paying attention to it all the time will sink in subconsciously and will help bring my Spanish back. Do any of you try anything like this with background TV/audio stuff while you work, i.e. trying to make it somewhat constructive? __________________ Want to crush it in mainstream with Facebook ads? Hit me up.

11-09-2010, 04:24 PM	#2
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11-09-2010, 04:25 PM	#3
Yo Adrian Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,326	TV is way too distracting for me, even with sports on my productivity tanks. But I do like to listen to podcasts sometimes, especially when doing grunt work or other mindless necessities of the adult webmaster. Radiolab is a good one.. http://www.radiolab.org/series/podcasts/ __________________ Adult SEO Partners - Full service Adult SEO Agency serving some of the biggest names in the industry.

11-09-2010, 04:39 PM	#4
BIGTYMER Junior Achiever Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Walled Garden Posts: 17,066	I keep my office window open in the hopes of learning how to speak bird. Theres a cute red robin around here and I'd like to get to know her. She looks like a good egg layer. Last edited by BIGTYMER; 11-09-2010 at 04:41 PM..

11-09-2010, 04:43 PM	#5
d-null . . . Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 13,724	I think that might help a little tiny bit, but I have immersed myself before and find that you still need to work at it a little to actually learn and get better, not like when we were 3 years old, for some reason the adult mind needs to actually learn the hard way if you haven't yet, check out http://livemocha.com to learn spanish, it is free and a huge help in learning the language, great site that gives you the chance to learn from native spanish speakers and you help people learning english in return, amazingly good idea for helping people learn and master the languages __________________ __________________ Looking for a custom TUBE SCRIPT that supports massive traffic, load balancing, billing support, and h264 encoding? Hit up Konrad! Looking for designs for your websites or custom tubesite design? Hit up Zuzana Designs Check out the #1 WordPress SEO Plugin: CyberSEO Suite

11-09-2010, 04:49 PM	#6
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 64,785	i've experimented with tv like this, my conclusion: tv is off until 6pm.