I have no clue what I'm doing

[magsl]

Agree with this too.

I don’t know where it’s written to start reading at level 6. I’m at level 6 and I seriously will not be able to read Japanese books yet. I can try maybe, but with my assessment of my current (very limited) abilities, I know it will just frustrate me. I thought I got from a WK guide to start reading little simple amounts at level 10 - going to quote this answer from a previous post:

What to read at level 7?

The old WaniKani Guide used to have suggestions for reading timelines, but they have since been removed with the updating of the Guide. However, I have them here for you (: Levels 1-10 You should get through these levels before trying to read too much. But, by level 5 you’ll have completed most of the kanji you’ll find in most beginner Japanese textbooks. This is a good time for you to start grammar study. Levels 11-20 Begin reading simple Japanese text. It’ll still be difficult to read a…

I know your/our progress seem like small in the grand scheme of things, but man for me it’s already huge! Imagine not knowing these things 2 months ago! If you really want to learn Japanese, keep at it, enjoy the ride, all these little things you know will pile up and will click, eventually, but not without investing more time and energy.