As I understand it, then all stuff with words, such as examples and other things to do, should be done after the review, when it is already clear whether you remember this kanji, vocab or radical or not. If not, then repeat and wait for the next srs step, yes?
I Just think wanikani as a game instead of a habit or chore. Its different from the usual wrote
memorization technique . I Just visualize Iām In War With Crabigator minions and level 60 is the boss level where i fight crabigator himself.
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I relate to that too much. My timeline looks way worse though. There is something satisfying about having tackled a back log.
Personally, instead of studying all the items before the review, I recommend spending some more time on your failed items right after the review. Like do a self study quiz for them, maybe read through the mnemonics (if you use those) or if you confused some kanji try to pull up the one you confused it with and look at the differences.
It can be frustrating if you fail more items in reviews at first, but I try to treat it as just a reminder that āoh apparently those are some items I should spend a little more time onā. There are just some items that stick immediately and others that donāt and thatās just natural.
edit: that being said, I donāt worry too much about messing up the SRSā¦ if my reviews are at 0 and I have some motivation to study, I might pull up the self study quiz and quiz me on items that I failed the last 24 or 48 hours or something. If one of that items pops up for review shortly after, Iām just like āwhateverā and donāt worry too much about it. I could filter them out, but honestly I donāt think it matters too much in the long run.
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Iām not sure about your pacing, but the general rule of thumb for slower-paced people is: have maximum 100 items in apprentice.
Iām currently at level 21 and I generally get 120-200 reviews per day. Its not too much for me, as I hop on WK to study three times a day.
Hope this helps ^^
Personally I might have spent a bit too long using only Duolingo before moving to something else. And I should have started reading Graded readers earlier but I was not aware of their existence by that time.
What are your impressions and thoughts about Duolingo?
It was not as bad as people say it is when you just start. After a few month the method shows its limits.
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Just curious, because I know someone who is on it and they are always saying how they are on sapphire level or amethyst or something. I think we both started around the same time - 2 months ago.
But Iām on here and Japanese from Zero and then on to Genki and TokiAndyā¦
So Iām just curious as to how they would compare. But I donāt want to ask them!
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keep it fun. immerse in japanese media you legitimately enjoy even if it isnāt the most optimum study material at your disposal. you can still set aside some time for the less fun stuff.
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