# Biggest mistake using WaniKani

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**Category:** WaniKani\
**Created:** [May 7, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/biggest-mistake-using-wanikani/65770 "2024-05-07T10:40:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/biggest-mistake-using-wanikani/65770/29 "2024-07-02T14:32:32Z")

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> [@KUROKAT\_art](#):
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> I no longer care how long I’ll spend on a level since I changed my mindset to not being in a race but more in a marathon - and only competing with myself. (Even though it’s always astonishing to read about others reaching Lvl 60 in a so-and-so short time, and my first and very brief thought is “I want that too!”. 🙈)

You could do what I did and [race to 60 first](https://community.wanikani.com/t/my-wanikani-journey-of-353-days-or-what-not-to-do/47883), then reset and [do a marathon too](https://community.wanikani.com/t/scaling-the-6218-review-wall/51355). 😛

(With the benefit of hindsight, I don’t actually recommend the race part. Or rather, for new learners, I’d recommend racing up to level 18 so you get the basics ASAP, do up to 32 at a moderate pace while beginning to read elsewhere, and do the high levels at your leisure.)

Even if you _do_ race through the high levels early like I did, you won’t actually remember much, so there’s no real point. The high level kanji are the kind of thing you might see every once in a while in the wild when reading.

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