Should I slow down? (Advice appreciated)

[seanblue]

@Lamster

I’m the kind of person who gets really motivated, gets lots done in a very short amount of time and then just gets interested in something entirely different and the cycle goes on. I don’t want Japanese to be like that for me. I want to speak the language, read manga, watch anime, participate in discussions in Japanese online and generally use the language.

In order to make sure you use the language long term, you need to make it part of your life as early as possible. That means reading manga/books and/or communicating with people in Japanese regularly, once you can. In can be a bit hard to start reading without a decent foundation in grammar and vocab, but joining a book club on the forums is a great way to start early because you can get help and motivation from others reading with you.