Monthly Log: JLPT N1 in A Year Or So Speedrun Attempt

Japanese
#83

What worked for me in a long run speedrun is switching starts every 2-3 weeks.
I was looking for one that will work forever but always was getting busted the most from the first week of it.

The thing I’ve noticed is that provably srs is not sutable to spend more then 30 minutes per day, and if it’s me every to study 5-6 hours it should be very divers to make brain work, make it engaged with what you are doing, make produce those new neurons.

So maybe if you feel like a lemon after 2 weeks you can just switch resources and methods you use before it help ends to make everything new to you brain so it will work better.

At least it’s what I’m adapting as my meta for further learning into anything.

There are so many ways of studying you can adopt and juggle, try, maybe free recall, mnemonics, mind maps, trying to play with words it’s kanji, finding mnemonics.

One thing patiulcary good for grammar is just to create your own sentences or better essays, it’s a strait way to eliminate most grammar errors.

This is nice: https://youtu.be/6EZ8rN5NJXw?feature=shared

Just some stuff I think about lately, hope something will be useful even if the structure of this massage is tether mess

And anyhow good luck in your Japanese learning journey, I hope you’ll enjoy it!

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#84

Course correction is part of the process. The major takeaway I got from the OGs is as long as you don’t give up entirely, you’re in good shape. A little bit of progress > no progress.

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#85

The gap between N3 and N2 is larger than you are assuming I think based on this. N3 to N2 in 4 Months is not truly possible IMHO. Unless you are already confidently high N3 level, I think it would take a minimum of 6 months if not 8 to a year for the average person even with full time study and classes/tutor. Especially if getting to N3 by August is burning you out. You will burn yourself out again. Just take a more relaxed approach and take your time. Study 6-10 (15 at the very very most) vocab a day and 1-3 grammar a day. Slow and steady. Otherwise retaining information becomes harder and harder. The gap between N3 and N2 is wider than the gap between N5 and N3. And the gap between N2 and N1 is just as wide as the gap between N5 to N2 in terms of the amount of study that’s required on average. It’s exponential not linear. Find something you can commit to every day, don’t overexert.

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#86

Btw how many hours per day do you study on average?

#87

I’d say probably a couple hours a day or more.
I don’t really keep track of time. I just do it at various points throughout the day when I feel like it.

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#88

Dunno. Going through N3 right now it seems easier to me than N5 and N4. I feel like I’m putting in less effort over time and that things are starting to click more for me instead of less.

Maybe it’s different with N2 but I guess I’ll just have to see.

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#89

Congrats on figuring things out.

N3 is not that bad… plus a lot of grammar points are quite common when reading / watching
Towards the end of N3 and some parts of N2 become ‘hard’ as they are basically very similar grammar points but used in different context…
Don’t worry so much and enjoy the process :slight_smile:

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#90

Dont be afraid to abuse the vacation mode to get those review numbers down!

Btw who’s your tutor? I’ve also been looking for one, though I’m not immediately planning to take lessons.