Well, any sort of regular updating here fell off fairly quickly, but I am still reading a bit of something every day!
Here’s some stats and what I read in April and May…
| Wk # | Dates | Pages | Time | Daily Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 1-6 | 191 | 3h 18m | 33m |
| 2 | Apr 7-13 | 236.5 | 3h 30m | 30m |
| 3 | Apr 14-20 | 104 | 1h 42m | 15m |
| 4 | Apr 21-27 | 119 | 1h 40m | 14m |
| 5 | Apr 28-May 4 | 191 | 2h 2m | 17m |
| 6 | May 5-11 | 217 | 2h 15m | 19m |
| 7 | May 12-18 | 129 | 1h 34m | 13m |
| 8 | May 19-25 | 196 | 1h 40m | 17m |
| 9 | May 26-31 | 73 | 1h | 10m |
| Totals: | 1,456.5 pgs | 18h 41m |
I started strong, but things have been decreasing with a noticable dip when my partner had surgery. Time spent reading is also very different depending what I read, which isn’t shocking really but I didn’t think there would be such a big difference. Though I didn’t properly get into コーヒーが冷めないうちに yet, I did maintain my daily reading streak 
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Title | Type | Pages/Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
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NHK Easy | News | 89 articles |
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よつばと！ | Manga | Vol. ５−１１ |
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コーヒーが冷めないうちに | Novel | 8.5 pages |
I’m still continuing daily reading until the end of June, but one of my goals for this quarter is to complete the 新完全マスター books I have, so that’s taking priority over general reading for the rest of the month.
Observations from this challenge:
I’m far less intimidated by just trying to read stuff now. When my teammates post things on Instagram these days I noticed I only reach for the translation button out of habit and laziness, not because of being intimidated or having no clue where to begin, which is kinda cool? I want to lean in to those opportunities and avoid that translation button more.
I’m not sure if I should/want to start mining vocab at some point while I’m reading. Me and Anki don’t have the best relationship, so I’m not sure if it’s worth it or if I should try some other kind of system for collecting new words.
Although it’s fairly normal for receptive skills to be stonger than productive skills, I’m really feeling that gap now I’ve spent this time on reading more. I am for sure very intimidated by trying to practice writing and speaking more, so maybe that should be a focus for me in another challenge at some point.