Finally cracked open N1 after slaying some ghosts. Somehow managed to lose my streak on 6/3 but it’s fine. ~30 days until N1 complete starting today.
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If you did N2 with 6 a day then maybe you’re just built different, but I went for 3 x N1 points per day starting from 2, and retaining them was hard enough. They’re often a bit longer and tend to make less intuitive sense than N2 or N3. But go off! Once you get through them, review is what matters anyways. Amazing work so far!
Thanks! I mostly just followed what others had done already. Write down the grammar points on paper to ensure I read it at least once in a thorough manner followed by lots of cramming. I also screen shot my results from every review batch so I can remember what I got wrong last time. I have a discord channel I dedicate to my Japanese learning where I keep all the screen shots from daily reviews. Ultimately, you just have to keep refreshing grammar points until they stick.
I find knowing the origin or literal translation of a grammar point to be very helpful. Knowing the kanji used in a grammar point also helps. When it’s really whacky, sometimes you just have to come up with your own mnemonic or let it become a ghost so the SRS will beat it into your head.
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1/3rd of the way through N1. Also, cramming is back on the menu. A lot easier to quickly browse thru a lesson, cram it, repeat for the next lesson. Keeps the solution space small which I find useful in the short term. Need to also find time to cram N2 again. Should note the most troubled lessons from N5-N2 and cram those semi-regularly.
An example of the screenshots I take at the end of every review session and save in discord. I did notice that bunpro adds your latest reviews into your profile which I found useful when doing reviews on my phone (those screenshots have low resolution).
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