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Do you find the extra time spend has a good effort to reward ratio? Have you noticed a point where extra time doesn’t yield good results?
I find I can only cover so much new material in a certain time frame before it’s too much new content. I’ve also found I can only study the Anki deck so much before I know it all today, but may not remember it all tomorrow.
I’m trying to find other ways to practice ideas, and get exposure, but I’m not ready to pick up a book in Japanese, or start emailing or talking to Japanese people without a lot of aid. So while I’m still in this early stage I want to find extra ways to get me to the next level effectively.
I’d love any suggestions or experiences you have.
Either do something you enjoy that is japanese related, e.g. watch anime in japanese no subs (unless subs are japanese), play a game in japanese, watch a crazy japanese person do crazy japanese things on youtube…
Or don’t do any japanese! The brain needs time to think, to ruminate, to cogitate, and stuff, so give it a break, sometimes a break is all you need to get better, let your brain think about it some and then it’ll reorder it and catalogue it and poke it into its memory and then it’ll be easier. I do this last one a lot, the trick is to not do it too much or you become so good you start forgetting things.
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I take breaks between study periods for two reasons. One is if I start to get overwhelmed with new information. I find taking a break after I’ve learned something new helps as I am able to go back to it a few hours later and recall it better than if I’m constantly testing myself without a break. This helps my long term memory alot.
I also find If I take a break and start doing something completely different, this keeps me motivated and less chance of having a burnout. I want studying to be an enjoyable experience and not feel like a chore. So when I’m doing something non Japan/Japanese related I start to miss it and get a huge motivation to go back to it.
Short term goals and progress really help alot in keeping you motivated and interested. My belief is that too much of something, however much you enjoy it, isn’t always good.
Well lately I’ve been playing Yakuza Kenzan which is entirely in Japanese, no subs, so that has been pretty difficult, them games are extremely dialog heavy. I also listen to Japanese podcasts when doing other stuff.
I have definitely learned some stuff from playing Yakuza 3 and 4 (which are also in Japanese, but have English subs) so I think it’s worth trying to find some Japanese media to enjoy. I don’t watch any anime because there’s only one series I’ve really enjoyed (Angel Beats) I find most anime drags on like crazy. Just look at Bleach! One battle can span 6 episodes. Haha.
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Luke.
Here’s a good one, do something you don’t want to do, like revise for exams, you’ll be all like, OK that’s a whole 5 minutes of revision, now let’s do some Japanese.
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