Hi @morgancmu
You’re not alone here. WK starts of slow on the first levels and everyone says “hey, can we speed this up” and then woah you are totally underwater with reviews. You’re not the first to come to this conclusion or this result. Here are a few other threads similar in nature:
- https://community.wanikani.com/t/slow-and-steady-wins-the-race/15530
- Slow down if you need to!
- Going slow is faster
- https://community.wanikani.com/t/slow-but-steady-v-fast-but-forgetful/33616
Sometimes people disagree
Lots of other threads:
There are even plugins to help control review volumes, with different people either finding them helpful or unnecessary.
From my perspective, the most important thing is to stay motivated and keep doing those reviews. Whatever achieves that is going to be the right formula for you.