But yes, this does not mean I'm done learning...there's still more kanji to be learned, but I will likely add those through my own experience, and not bookwork. And of course, I still need to, and will, review what I have on a daily basis. But for now, this is the end of daily updates. I'm so happy.
Day 82
Kanji: 2200/2200
After so many years of trying and failing, today, I finally reach my kanji goal. I feel...numb? In disbelief? It doesn't feel like I'm there yet. It will probably set in soon. Perhaps it feels that way because I know there is still a lot to learn.
Day 81
Kanji: 2175/2200
I was very determined to get this done earlier than yesterday, and I somehow succeeded in that. I expect to be even more motivated tomorrow, since...that's the last day!
Day 80
Kanji: 2150/2200
There were a lot of horses in this one.
Day 78
Kanji: 2125/2000
Finished early, kind of. Funnily enough, I saw what seemed like a crazy one today, and yet I had a lot less trouble with it then some of the others.
I will likely be too busy tomorrow to have the time to add anything new (will still review), so additions will resume Monday.
Day 77
Kanji: 2100/2200
Very late. Very tired. Very satisfied with the work done though.
Day 76
Kanji: 2075/2200
Man...that number is getting AWFULLY close. Hard to believe it's getting there this fast, but I guess that's what happens when I spend 3+ hours per night on it.
Day 75
Kanji: 2050
Mistakes were made, since I'm still awake. But tonight's work is done.
Day 74
Kanji: 2025/2200
Wooooo! Happy 2025!!!
Jokes aside, I was able to finish today's session in record time. While I'm dead-tired as a result, it also means I can actually do something about it by going to bed at a normal time. What a relief.
Day 73
Kanji: 2000/2200
Started early, finished late. Don't know what that says about me.
On the bright side...2000 is an impressive number. It also means I'm halfway through the new additions, so I've only got just over a week to go.
Day 72
Kanji: 1975
Yessir, back to normal today, and things are progressing smoothly.
Day 71
Kanji: 1950/2200
I forgot to post yesterday, but I did get new stuff added. As for today...I didn't. It feels pathetic to say. I did still review my existing material: my folly last year was not reviewing material on days with no additions. Still, I don't want to make a habit of this.
Day 69
Kanji: 1925/2200
Time to get a lot of rest. Then I'll go ahead with my plan from yesterday.
Day 68
Kanji: 1900/2200
I keep missing typos on my posts. No more this time. I can't make any typos if I don't type anything!
Alright, but really...more of the same today. Once I get to the weekend, I'll try to make some flash cards ahead of when I'll need them. It'll save me this exhaustion.
Day 67
Kanji: 1875
Another typo. Just shows how tired I am. Work, study, sleep. Work, study, sleep. Said studying cuts into my sleep, which makes work and further more difficult. But this short-term suffering should yield long-term success. I've finished relatively early too, so I'd best sleep now.
Day 66
Kanji: 1650/2200
Combined with writing new flash cards, it's taking about 3 hours to study. I can probably get that lower.
Day 65
Kanji: 1625/2200
I was so tired that I couldn't do basic math: I've got 16 days to go at this rate, not 14. Well, actually it's 15 now that I'm done today. I'm even more tired today. The time sink is real now that I'm making flash cards again, as I expected.
I'll probably go back to my daily updates again, now that I've proven I have rebuilt my ability to do this daily. It'll be more challenging from here, since I need to make new flash cards again, but I only need to keep up this momentum for 14 more days, and I'll have reached my current goal.
I've been studying kanji for 64 days in a row so far, definitely beating out my performance last year. I had an edge this time though, since I didn't have to spend the time making the flash cards. I didn't completely forgot everything, but without that routine, I didn't remember too much.
All the preparation that eventually got me my new job came at the cost of my kanji studies. As much as that hurt, it had to be done: I love the job I got.
But two months ago, I started over, and I am back to where I was before. I needed to add new cards today, not just use my old ones.
1800/2200
I think I'm well-adjusted to the new schedule now, so I'm going to keep going. I'm very close to adding everything I need, so I'm going to take additions slow and just work on being consistent. And of course, I'll take time to review whatever I can. I don't know if I'll put up normal updates though.
I think I can say I'm back now, and will be continuing my kanji additions tomorrow. What was keeping me? Well...I have a new job! I wasn't expecting anything until 2025, but things started to change much sooner than that, so I had to rearrange my plans.
Day: 29
Kanji: 860/1340
Whew...I promise, there's a good reason I've been away from this, but it'll be a while before I can elaborate. Anyway, I took my time adding these new kanji. I have a new deadline, which will be around the time when I can explain myself, which is about a month from now.
Day: 28
Kanji: 830/1340
Alright. Given it's the new year, I don't have a definitive day counter anymore, but I would like to have added everything by the end of the month. I shouldn't have any problem doing that...assuming something important doesn't adjust my priorities again.
Alright. I'm all done with what I needed to do, at least for now.
With that done, I think I'll continue where I left off tomorrow, from Day 28. I apologize again, but hopefully I'll have an opportunity to explain why I had to step away from this for as long as I did.
So in short, my priorities have changed: I have new goals that require my immediate attention.
However. I'm not yet convinced that I HAVE to give up on this for the year. I am going to spend the next few days to reassess my daily schedule, and see if I can still fit in the time to study new kanji.
Day 28.
So. When I started doing this, I did so with the expectation that...I had no other expectations for the year. What came up last night is enough to say that is no longer true. Things are changing just a bit sooner than I expected. But that's a really good thing.
Day: 27/45
Kanji: 800/1340
I went right to bed after finishing last night, so again, my apologies for the late update. This is also the day I finally decided to "cash in" my -10 to my daily kanji, and both things pretty much happened because something very important came up late last night.
Day: 26/45
Kanji: 780/1340
Forgot to update this last night. I feel a bit better about things compared to last time. Might be just because it seems everything went okay this time. But the other day has made me consider some kind of reorganization of my daily routine for more dedicated review time.
