Made it to Jalup Intermediate and have finally released yourself from the shackles of English? Congrats. It took you a while to get here, and you’ve earned your place at the beginning of this next phase. Two possible transformations await you. Japanese Wielder or Second Guesser. The Japanese Wielder fully embraces the Japanese only environment, despite the difficulty. It takes time to get used to things, … Continue reading →
Anki grows with time. Add cards and watch it amass size. More cards means more total knowledge you have deeply absorbed in your memory. But after acquiring enough, there must be a point that you never need to add a new Anki card again. Does that moment exist, and when? Difficulty in adding new cards As your deck expands, so does your Japanese ability. The … Continue reading →
4 years ago I wrote a post listing the kanji I said were not necessary to do in RTK. Shortly after I released my personal deck (the Jalup RTK mod) which has all of the kanji removed. All types of disagreement appeared on that post, from “hmmm…” to “you’re crazy.” I thought it might be about time to take a look back on what I discussed … Continue reading →
Getting from J-E to J-J can be quite tough at times. But once you make it, you never turn back. The further you go into J-J, the better the rewards. The thought of ever using English again is non-existent. You are proud of being in full on J-J mode and finally realize how powerful you can become with it. Then you run into an English … Continue reading →
Anki is all about remembering. We’d like to be able to say we remember 100% or close to it. After all, that’s what you should be getting, right? Trying to achieve a higher accuracy range requires more time. You learn cards slower, you review them slower, and you usually spend time on additional memory boosters (like repeating out loud, hand writing, and mnemonics). Is it … Continue reading →
The core of Anki revolves around 2 elements: learning new cards and reviewing old cards. How difficult can that be? Incredibly. I’ve touched on finding what number of cards reviewed works for you. When you let the reviews due number get too high, you leave yourself in the hands of pure evil with an uncertain fate. Most people figure out how many reviews a day works … Continue reading →
You probably know that Anki has the uncanny ability to help you learn Japanese. But did you also know of its second function? The ability to transport you through time? Whenever you grade yourself on an Anki card, you choose how far in the future you want it to appear again based on your current ability to remember it. You probably just click one of the … Continue reading →
In regards to the possible continuation of the Jalup Anki deck series past 3000, I received a concern by email about using pre-made Anki decks for an extended length of time, and whether it’s a bad idea to continue relying on them. “I wonder if there is a danger in keeping people using training wheels for too long. There is surely merit in making people do … Continue reading →
