You can link to the second post directly like this:
https://community.wanikani.com/t/my-journey-of-368-days-the-ultimate-guide-for-wk/31318/2
(the link also updates automatically in your browser address bar if you scroll far enough in the thread)
and yes, it’s a very good guide for beginners (=
@MeowMashiro I want to second this. Usually the N2 is good enough for any job opportunities. Of course you may not be looking for jobs with Japanese, but if you try N2 first and then N1, you have an even better idea of where your Japanese is at, unless you’d ace N1 of course.
But i guess if you want to go for N1 anyways and think you can do it very soon, there’s also good reason to go for it directly. I just know that i’d personally want to secure the N2 first.