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Hi everyone!
I’m a newbie and I’m really motivated to learn Japanese, learning English wasn’t hard at all. It took me about a year to become fairly good in English, and that’s what I’m planning to do with my Japanese studies. The problem here is that I am, now, a college student. that means, I don’t have the same amount of time that I used to have when I started learning English (I was a high school student). College will start next week (wish me luck!) so I can’t say how I’ll be managing my time.
My question is, how do you manage your time between your college or work (or anything), and your Japanese studies? I know everyone’s lifestyle is different, but I’m curious to know.
Thanks!
I do erratic Japanese studying now because I start 4 years of it at university in 8 months, so I’m not that bothered about studying loads in my spare time, I still do it, but not as much as I used to because I have college work to do and then I want downtime between studying. I guess all the ガキの使い I watch refreshes me on certain things too. (mostly kanji and kansai ben)
Maybe around 100 reviews a day and dip into grammar here and there, I used to do loads more but like I said, I start it at university in 8 months so then I can really focus on it without neglecting other things.
I’ve just started, so I’m still pretty psyched…this may all change in a few months.
But I’ve started studying as soon as I get home from work. I’m still pretty wired from my day and that way I don’t get distracted with all my fun stuff to do. Just like when I was in grad school (and high school and college) I’d get my work done right away.
It also helps to have a supportive household who will leave me alone when I ask them to.
Consistency. Do a bit every day, 20-30 minutes is ok. Routine, allocate the same time everyday for it.
Motivation helps.
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