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The Risk vs. Reward of Choosing a Fast Study Pace – Is it Worth it?

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | January 14, 2021

Answer the following question. Which path would you choose: 1. Try to become fluent in Japanese in 2 years, with a 75% chance of failure2. Try to become fluent in Japanese in 5 years, with a 25% chance of failure The answer might be obvious to you. The answer might require you to think hard. You might think the answer is the same for everyone. … Continue reading →

The Problem with “Just Put In The Time!”

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | April 5, 2020

One of the most well-meaning, truthful phrases about studying Japanese is also one of the most problematic. It’s no secret that people tend to look for the fastest route to fluency. Anything they can do to shave off all the unnecessary time is a huge plus. They go through all different methods and resources and search for what will get them to the finish line … Continue reading →

Go Faster and Make Mistakes

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | February 17, 2020

Why do cars have brakes? To go faster. If you haven’t heard of this before, take a second to realize how much sense this makes. Now let’s apply the same principle to learning Japanese, Why do we make mistakes learning Japanese? To go faster. Yet everyone tries to do the exact opposite. You avoid making mistakes. You avoid going faster. The bad stigma behind speed … Continue reading →

Creating Good Japanese Habits vs. Removing Bad Ones

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | November 3, 2017

Study 2 hours a day. Get your Anki reviews down to 0 in the morning. Watch at least one J-drama. Read at least one manga chapter. We create these types of Japanese daily goals that we want to become ingrained habits. Once they are habits, the path to fluency is simpler and your study life is so much easier. But that’s only one part of … Continue reading →

You Don’t Need to Study Full-Time to Become Fluent

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | October 20, 2017

Japanese requires a giant Mt. Fuji amount of time. You calculate simply that the more time you have, the more time you can study, and the quicker you climb that mountain. So when you are a full-time student (unrelated to Japanese), or full-time worker, which is 95% of you, you start to internally complain: I wish I had the time to study more – I … Continue reading →

The Split-Second Decision to Study Japanese

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | January 6, 2017

You’re going to be studying Japanese a long time. Whatever number you are thinking, double it… no triple it. The decision to learn Japanese: you’d assume that such a major decision that affects your life for years to come would require a lot of thought. Weeks and maybe months would go into figuring whether Japanese was right for you. Is learning a foreign language worth it? … Continue reading →

Give J-J And Immersion A Little More Time

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | June 22, 2016

When you come across something that you find isn’t working for you, or you stop believing in, or is bringing you too far out of your comfort zones, your inclination is to drop it (off a mountain into a fiery abyss). This could be media, textbooks, methods, techniques or anything else. There is nothing wrong with dropping what you hate doing, and I often encourage … Continue reading →

Adjusting The Speed Setting Of Your Japanese Game

Japanese Level Up By: Adam | April 28, 2016

Sometimes here on Jalup, and on many other sites, there is an image of having to do everything fast. Learn kanji fast. Learn J-E fast. Learn J-J fast. Get to your first novel fast. Get to your first conversations fast. Speeeeeeeeeeeeeed. First one to get to the flag wins. However this is the exception, not the norm. And this is the exception for people who enjoy a … Continue reading →

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