:durtle_hello: Let's Durtle the Scenic Route 🐢

[tommmi]

I’m level-upping (levels > 10) in 40-60 days on average. If I was taking new items any more frequently, I couldn’t digest them and really learn them. Wkstats show 85% for my accuracy.

It has been 2 years now when I started and I’m on level 18.

This has been far more useful for me than trying to grind through all the 60 levels in a year or some other ridiculous “self-challenging”. And nonetheless, I have barely felt like I’ve been studying, during the whole 2 years, I’ve been exhausted of the reviews or the queue only like less than 10 times. It actually feels more like I’ve cheated because of how easily and effortlessly I have learned a completely new language!

Proudly taking the scenic route and enjoying the trip

[bellynx]

Just leveled up to level 24 after a new record high of 111 days!! There’s nothing wrong with being consistently inconsistent, as long as we keep durtling onwards .

[rilakkumacafe]

Huge congratz to you!!! What a huge accomplishment, and so inspiring

[straille]

i’m back to durtle with a vengeance >:3c
here’s what happened

i came across this thread early in 2022 and was somewhat discouraged to learn that what i thought was a decent speed of 11 days per level was actually considered slow, but that pace worked for me and i kept at it until i got stuck in the 20s
the more new kanji i tried cramming in my brain, the more came tumbling out =__=
according to the record of kanji wallpapers i’ve been saving, i was stuck on 24 for months before trying to burn a bunch in order to make the pile less daunting
eventually i gave up on that for several more months until i decided to reset and give it another go
the problem was my year’s subscription was almost over and i only got to level 10 before going into vacation mode in the hopes it would be there waiting for me when i could afford to renew

well, this year i bought a lifetime subscription ^^-
i wanted a fresh start for the new year, so i did that and even got my dashboard looking all pretty~
now that i no longer need to worry about a time limit, i have decided to purposefully slow down to 14 days per level, adding another day every 5th level
at this rate, it will take me about three years to finish, and i think that’s fine

now i’m just desperately hoping for the ability to wait until i guru 100% of a level’s kanji before moving on to the next ;-;

[Wizz]

Welcome back! I think levelling up every two weeks is a good goal! Happy durteling!

[rilakkumacafe]

After being on and off with wanikani, I finally reached level 30 . Halfway there! I think it took me almost 2 years on the level 20s. I’ve found my sweet spot this year has been 5 lessons per day. I’ve also found I tend to drop off near spring for the past few years (due to life or whatever), so I want to try to keep myself accountable this year. Lets keep durtling

[Leion595]

Took a bit longer but I finally hit level 20.

[rilakkumacafe]

congratz and welcome back! Good luck on the next stage~

[tugboatcaptain]

Japanese … can’t live with it, can’t live without it, amirite?

I appear to be in this odd position where I neither have the need nor the time to pursue this kanji thing, yet every time it pulls me back in. So here I am again. This isn’t even the scenic route anymore, it’s the path through the jungle where you need a machete…

[rilakkumacafe]

I’m officially in the jigoku/hell levels! I want to keep myself accountable for the next few levels and crossing my fingers I can at least keep up WaniKani till May (spring is usually around the time I’ve been dropping WaniKani for the last few years). Lets do this

[Amynor]

I came back to WK after a 6yr gap, reset to 0 and am now one level below the level I was before I reset (15!).

For some reason, I’m really nervous - this is where I fell off the wagon, after all. And though I didn’t actually remember much of the vocab from before, atleast some kanji felt familiar. It’s going to be a harder slog from here on.

Fingers crossed I stick with it - definitely more consistent study habits (15 lessons/day vs doing all available lessons) and I’ve found stuff to read/watch along with some grammar study. Also, 6yrs older

[Dunlewy]

It sounds like you have a good plan. Be careful and don’t do too much so you don’t burn out. You’re almost there at the finish!

[Amynor]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[rilakkumacafe]

Still on level 31, but I am posting to keep myself accountable because I feel I have been slipping on the WaniKani end this month. However, I have surprisingly been reading a lot of Japanese. A lot of vocabulary that appeared in past lessons are coming back full force.

The issue is that the text I am reading is unfortunately not fun, but important. So, for the first time in a long time, I feel quite bitter towards reading and even listening in Japanese. Some point I’m questioning why I’m on this journey. I’m pretty sure it’s burnout. I’m hoping once I don’t need to read anymore important documents, I will feel sane again

[rilakkumacafe]

Got to level 32 yesterday! While I don’t have to read anymore Japanese documents, I am feeling the burn out still. Good news is that last year I dropped off on April 21st, so I finally made it past that point. Let’s keep it up

[sundrop]

Congratulations on your level up! I’m due for 32 tomorrow evening >:) Looking forward to being where you are!

Ouf, reading important but uninteresting texts in Japanese is no fun, but sometimes (hopefully?) makes engaging texts that much more exciting.

We’re in the middle! Let’s keep going

[rilakkumacafe]

That’s so exciting!! let’s gooo level 32!! We got this

In terms of that document hell… maybe the silver lining is I feel my reading skills slightly leveled up Looking forward to reading more fun text from now on

[KijuGently]

I made it to level 10!
(Yes, I am the slowest turtle…but at least I’m still crawling!)

[Judith222]

Hi,
I am Judith. I am also taking the scenic route, keeping my Guru reviews under 100 and my total reviews for the week under 120. I really appreciate taking it slow and enjoying the Kanji.

My favourite word of Level 8 is 生地 「きじ」. I love that it can mean both dough as well as fabric.

I am looking forward to taking the slow hike with the nice view together with all of you!

[rilakkumacafe]

Welcome!!! Glad you could join us on our durtling adventure.

I think that’s a good plan to have a limited amount of reviews. I also try to keep my Apprentence level around the 50s mark. Hope you enjoy and savour the journey with us all

(Also a side note, I didn’t realize/forgot 生地 meant dough as well Goes to show that you can never stop learning the basics/old materials)