Question for Vets

Greetings Veterans of Wanikani, I am still a noob but I have an idea and want to hear feedback.

When it comes to vocab reviews, do you agree it would be wiser to intentionally try to answer them as fast as you can, intentionally failing them if you dont answer it correctly within 2 seconds for example? Maybe 5 seconds idk.
Upon failing the review is when you intentionally pause and restudy it properly before moving on.

This will mess up accuracy stats and will buildup review piles more than normal, but wonā€™t it help you get the kanji and vocab down much better in your mind? Getting the kanji vocab to become automatic instead?

What are the curveballs im not seeing? What downfalls could there be that may hurt my kanji studies rather than help it by doing this?

I donā€™t think it would be very productive. In the real world youā€™re encountering words in a meaningful context that usually makes it easier to converge towards the correct meaning even if youā€™re not 100% solid on this particular word. In comparison the flashcard review system that associates Japanese and English words is very artificial.

Learning Japanese is hard enough as it is, no point in playing in hard mode IMO.

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Donā€™t chase accuracy stats. Let the SRS work its magic ā€“ when you fail an item, you get to spend more time with it. The SRS is directing your attention to those items that need it.

I donā€™t have a set timer in my mind when I purposefully fail an item. Itā€™s just a feeling that my recall was not immediate enough, the way it is for those items that have been truly burned into my mind.

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While Iā€™m not a WK vet , I am a long time learner who managed to remember a lot even after a multi-year break. So Iā€™ll speak from the perspective of having high retention.

If you donā€™t get an answer within 4 seconds, chase associations. Try to think of what context you saw them in, what sentences. If I remembered the reading but not the meaning, then saying it out loud sometimes helps. Maybe Iā€™ll remember a conjugated form of the verb and thatā€™ll help me remember a meaning. Maybe Iā€™ll remember a sentence I saw it in. That feeling of ā€œoh crap, it took 20 seconds but I got itā€ has always made those words stick longer than post-error review. (Of course I still do post-error review if I got it wrong)

That doesnā€™t mean my reviews take long. Iā€™ve done 100-card reviews in 10 minutes with high accuracy. But if something stumps me, I donā€™t rush it, I give it an honest try.

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Here I am, clicking on this post thinking itā€™s going to be about animals and wondering why someone wants to consult a veterinarian on WaniKaniā€¦ Not gonna lie, a bit disappointed itā€™s not actually about animals, but your question is also very good.

Donā€™t actually have anything meaninful to say, lol.

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When you pass an item, you get to spend less time with it. The SRS will direct your attention away from those items even if you will need it.

This is only a problem with the item is accidentally right. I donā€™t think itā€™s truly a problem when you take too long to answer.

I would try to answer something anyway, then convert to Wrong if it is wrong (with Double-Check). I avoid lightning mode for a reason.

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This might sound goofy, but the way I look at it is, if I come across something that I canā€™t remember instantly, the time I spend thinking about it and trying to dig it out of my head is like me tinkering and rewiring my brainšŸ˜…. So even if it took me 20 seconds or more to finally recall it, I think of the time I spent as creating a stronger pathway to that answer again in the futurešŸ˜.

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this is literally neurologically what is happening i think! recall is rewriting. (fun fact, itā€™s also why memories can drift over time)

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imo, setting for a harder quiz help for studying. For language learning, that might be listening or handwriting. Maybe speaking too, but thatā€™s probably difficult to apply to SRS flashcards.

Itā€™s not exactly time required, but the amount of experience and logic raked, and also byproducts noticed. One can be conscious of the process. Taking notes can help (why WaniKani limit 5,000 characters and no multimedia?). Also taking notes of memory techniques like mnemonics or key phrases or imagery (if any is required).

Well, not only language learning. It can also apply to recalling a table or a diagram, drawing, from a flashcard without SRS, or just simply any kind of questions.

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I was expecting a question for ex-military.

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