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03-18-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bELyVIS View Post
you're right. Let them make their own mistakes.
I am just having a bit of a realization with this thread...there is a zone between underpreparing and overpreparing. We have had posters spend months here preparing for a 2 week vacation.

There's a point where you get diminishing returns.

I have spent a lot of time in Japan, so I don't prepare much for my trips other than telling friends I am coming. I usually have a half-dozen things I want to do, which means half or more of my days have no schedule, but I usually have no trouble finding something to do.

At the same time, I am lucky that I get to come to Japan often, where for others it will be a one-time experience. I guess I am saying I am glad that I came to Japan with a "clean slate"...without any preconceived notions or fears that the Internet seems to be good at feeding. That era is surely over.
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