I’ve written most of this before, but I thought I’d put it in one place.
What’s working so far:
- learning kana first
- skipping kanji
- finishing reviews every single day
- focusing on vocabulary
- using anki
- suspending katakana vocab
- studying new vocab at the beginning of he day
What I’d do differently:
- start with the optimized core deck from the very beginning
- start sentences sooner(around 500-100 vocab)
- don’t bother with other methods (pimsleur, rosetta stone, actual classes..)
- skip kanji completely (I learned ~400. I could have learned 400 more vocab instead)
- don’t cram too much
- prioritize accuracy over speed