I've been home from Japan for about a week now, and I have been setting time aside to do some Japanese studying just about every day. I returned to Anki with fresh, new decks since I unfortunately lost all of my old ones.
Right now, I'm flying through the N5 Vocab deck, and I'm working on the Jalup Beginner 1000 again. I feel like I should be way further along than this, but I don't mind having a refresher after not having a chance to actually "study" for a few months. I will say, however, that my listening ability improved quite a bit while I was in Japan, and it's especially noticeable when I'm listening to music.
Anyway, what's new about my attitude this time, you ask? This is going to sound crazy, but previous times that I've studied Japanese, I was so dedicated that I would study for 3-4 hours a day and eventually burn out. I wouldn't give myself days off, and my Anki reviews were "everything."
So... my attitude is much more relaxed now. I'll study on the days that I can, and yes, I know this can be a dangerous mindset, but if I'm too serious, I'll burn out and quit again. It'll work out alright, and now I have friends that are motivating me to study Japanese more.
But for now, I want to study and not write this post.
See ya!
Adam
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