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Jacky Ye
United States
Приєднався 31 сер 2019
Hey there! I'm Jacky. I make videos about learning Chinese, living in NYC, career stuff, and acting.
I'm a first-generation Chinese American and first-generation college grad, trying to figure out what success means, how to live a good life, and how to not bring dishonor to my ancestors. I'm a Data Analyst / Strategist type at a tech firm, an aspiring actor, a recovering ex-consultant, and at heart, someone who just really loves learning :)
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I'm a first-generation Chinese American and first-generation college grad, trying to figure out what success means, how to live a good life, and how to not bring dishonor to my ancestors. I'm a Data Analyst / Strategist type at a tech firm, an aspiring actor, a recovering ex-consultant, and at heart, someone who just really loves learning :)
» Let’s chat: @jacky.zb ( jacky.zb)
How to Learn Chinese the Easy Way (tips that actually work)
In this video, I show you how to make Mandarin learning easier with real, actionable tips that you can integrate into your daily life.
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» Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 Introduction
00:23 The Power of Defaults
01:49 Part One: Optimizing 'Default Settings'
02:38 Tip 1: Labeling your environment
04:55 Tip 2: Device defaults
06:56 Tip 3: Power of subtitles
09:54 Part Two: Exploiting 'Default Behaviors'
10:37 Step 1: Identifying Pockets of Time
11:56 Step 2: Choosing the Right Activity
15:24 Step 3: Making the habit easy
17:52 Wrapping Up
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» Resources Mentioned in the Video 🧰
💬 Language Reactor: www.languagereactor.com/
📱OneSec: one-sec.app/
🛑 BlockSite: blocksite.co/
» My favorite gear 🎒
🎥 Camera: amzn.to/3tQ5hOY
📷 Lens: amzn.to/3GGmfXX
🧰 Tripod: amzn.to/3i3l3Ub
🎙️ Microphone: amzn.to/3kMxfdH
🎵 Where I get my my music (30 day free trial): share.epidemicsound.com/3s7q83
💬 My favorite tutoring service (Italki $5 free credit): www.italki.com/en/i/ref/f0DBB...
» Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 Introduction
00:23 The Power of Defaults
01:49 Part One: Optimizing 'Default Settings'
02:38 Tip 1: Labeling your environment
04:55 Tip 2: Device defaults
06:56 Tip 3: Power of subtitles
09:54 Part Two: Exploiting 'Default Behaviors'
10:37 Step 1: Identifying Pockets of Time
11:56 Step 2: Choosing the Right Activity
15:24 Step 3: Making the habit easy
17:52 Wrapping Up
*Above are affiliate links
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YO YOU'RE WATCHING ALICE IN BORDERLAND......I AM A BIG FAN OF THIS SHOW....HAVE YOU WATCHED BOTH OF THE SEASON ?
This was a while back haha. I got through the first season but gave up on the 2nd one after it got kinda wacky.
WHAT CHANGING THE PHONE SETTINGS SOUNDS INTIMIDATING....😭😭😭
Thank you sir !! Pasting the Sticky note trick is really good idea...Let me Go it rn ! I'll update on my progress
love it! I'm a sucker for sticky notes
Hey Jacky! I know this is unrelated, but just wanted to know if you are still pursuing acting and if so, how you find time to balance acting with work and life. Thanks!
Hey! I am, and transparently it’s hard. I’m still figuring it out. There’s always some imbalance between acting, UA-cam, work, and social life. When I took a year off UA-cam this past year I focused on acting and now I’m switching back to focusing on YT. Are you balancing the two or thinking about it?
I am a chinese, but you know the best way to learn language is talking to native speaker, because chinese is so many kinds of sentence structure.... if anyone want to speak with me, i cant be much more happier. But you have to help me in my speaking english also :)
Hey I’m learning Chinese
This is super practical as a beginner! Thanks <3
Appreciate the note - love to hear that!
It's interesting how I've done all these things without thinking about it! One crucial aspect that's missing from this video is chatting with native speakers. Texting friends is easy to do while waiting for public transportation and it's a good way to learn about the culture. Every time I study a language, I contact native speakers after 1 week on Hellotalk. Whenever I can say something in the target language, I do. If I can't say or understand something, I use English or Google Translate. This is especially helpful when learning languages with fewer resources (Uzbek in my case). I recently changed my computer language to traditional Chinese and I must say editing a video on iMovie was a chore 😅 I'm considering changing it back to English
Hahaha I can’t imagine how hard it’d be editing in Chinese 😂 Oo that’s a good one! Texting friends / native speakers great way to build up your conversational skills. Used to do this a lot more when I was abroad and had local friends, been tougher to do now that I’m back stateside, but definitely a great cheat code
I agree with you that consistency is key when going about learning a new language. With that being said, the one way I’ve been keeping consistent with my language learning journey is by making the process fun for me. By combining my entertainment time with my language learning time, I’ve been able to do this. I personally use Immersive Translate to watch my shows and movies on Netflix, and this has been a great way for me to improve my language skills. I’ve already learned a lot so far, and am very happy with the plugin.
I completely agree! Having fun is easily the best way to stay consistent with something - it’s play without an attachment to trying to “achieve” something. Thanks for sharing about immersive translate, I’ll have to check it out
great video Jacky! good information, and well-organized
thanks! appreciate it
The legend is back 🔥Gonna try to implement these default behavior ideas in my day to day, am looking to brush up my chinese
time to start listening while making them eggs
Wow you introduced me to the idea of default behaviours and the if-then statements, def will be looking more into it since it's going to be very helpful!
glad it was helpful :)
Love this Jacky!!
thanks erica!
You’re back 😁 i’m still a beginner so ill try labeling my environment 😗
Yep! Back at it :) Hope it helps!
This video made me emotional, I plan on going to nyc this fall to pursue acting as a newbie. Also coming from a mid sized city in the US and transitioning to a city like nyc will break my comfort zone and I’m all for it!
I wonder if they know the difference between the Taiwanese language and Chinese language...
Damn paying 4k and living with a roommate I rather stay sad.
Hey Jacky! How r ya? Was looking for ny apartments and suddenly im watching your video! Love it! Do you got any specific site to look for apartments? 😊❤ Thankyou
Would recommend streeteasy, RentHop, and lease break!
@@Jackyye thank you so much ❤️
My fave was the apartment #8 (at 9:10) with the Dr. Strange Sanctum Sanctorum window! XD
I love all your suggestions, I am interested in taking Mandarin as a life long learning program. Help !!! I seriously need the support community you spoke about to facilitate my output of Mandarin.
Really glad you found the video helpful! It's definitely a life long journey. One place worth checking out if you haven't before is the chinese learning reddit - super active. www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/
Damn $4000 dollar apt way beyond my budget.
Stuytown gave me mental institution vibes when I visited lol. The outdoor gym there seems cool though
Hard to watch my city so gentrified. I mean….Stuy town??? 🤢
i loved listening to your insightful story!
Thank you!
Sometimes their vision of what should be a better life for their kids may not be what they want always after they grow up and think for themselves for the first time…
found you through the taiwan videos just now, and love seeing how the quality of your videos improved but also seeing where you started! hope to see more videos of you :))
aww thank you so much! that really means a lot.
Were you that good in Mandarin when you arrived in Taiwan?
Definitely took me a few months to adjust, so this is probably 2 months into Taiwan?
How much is your rent per month?
The #7 train line is the best if you live outside Manhattan. The problem is that the neighborhoods it runs through may not be the more desirable ones for your taste, but it beats living in brooklyn definitely.
Yaaaauch! You text like an old man? I'm super beginner at Mandarin, but if a guy ever told me I texted like an old woman... Pfuuuyi! Thank you for the video! Much appreciated! :)
😂 it caught me off guard too!
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These are horrible
Great summary of tricks that work. Basically stay engaged. Apart from writing, there is no need to drill. I studied in Taiwan about 10 years ago. If I were to do it again, I'd journal and get feedback from natives, make learning relevant to me.
And here I was complaining about Paris appartements 😭
😂😂 I hear about London and LA and other major cities and am still like. God damn how is NY like this
Wow, you sure can talk fast.
Irritating…
How to learn Chinese, be Chinese 😂😂😂
thanks for this video. This was a GREAT break down of the journey of apartment hunting in NYC.
Thanks for making this video. It's super helpful for us newbies
Happy to hear it was helpful :)
I would love to hear more about your acting journey
JACKY! I remember u from high school! Nice seein u on here!!
Woahh!! Glad seeing you too!!
I feel you 100% on feeling that pressure but don’t worry your not alone 💪🏿
Appreciate that thanks man 🤜
how people can afford apartments like this?
maan thats crazy, you saw about 20 places. I signed the first apartment I saw after looking online for about a week, $1800 for a "studio" (I share a half kitchen between a fake wall with someone) in east williamsburg. was desperate cause I was commuting to school for 4 hours a day. overall didn't think I did that bad, but will deff put more effort next time.
Damn a 4 hour commute is crazy! Could totally see where you’re coming from
All those places looked horrible. Living in NYC is exciting I get it, but that’s just ridiculous.
I was born and raised in NY and would NEVERRRRRRR pay that much in rent to live anywhere. That is literally my monthly salary after taxes. Man listen, I miss living abroad. These prices are so unreasonable.
Center street near long island city is nice..7train line..good Luck..
No one should have to look at 20 places to find a place to rent lol
if you both work from home gtfo. Move anywhere else bro. Seriously why not pocket an extra 1k each per month
5k to live in the projects these days. They have destroyed nyc god damn.. What a shame what has happened to this state and city
Great video! Really like how you figured out what to do and strive to accomplish it!
Thank you!