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How to get pass 1500+ cards? - Xanpakuto - 2014-02-28
So my japanese studies sort of slipped a bit because I decided to learn another skill. However, I don't want to lose all my hard work in japanese so I think it would be very stupid of me to not even do my anki reviews. My two anki decks are just all vocabulary and grammar. Any tips?
How to get pass 1500+ cards? - mc962 - 2014-02-28
I had 600 RTK reviews that I hadn't touched in months to do after slipping up with studies. I just picked a times (it was vacation) and tried to whittle down the largest chunks I could. (At the time I wasnt feeling as motivated so I only did 200-300 card chunks). Factoring in all the failed cards (probably half of them got failed at least once), it took me between half a week to a week to get the reviews back down to acceptable levels. This is one of the few times I would say just do as many as you can, for as long as you can, and then take a break where you only do reviews and don't add any cards at all.
^assuming you want to keep up with the anki decks.
How to get pass 1500+ cards? - EratiK - 2014-02-28
I'd say work by chunks of 100-150 cards and try not to spend more than 5-10 seconds by card.
How to get pass 1500+ cards? - vileru - 2014-02-28
I second the chunking suggestions. Otherwise, go hardcore for a few days. I was too busy to do reviews during the time before I left Japan, and so I had ~1,800 vocab/grammar cards piled up. I went through all of them on my flight back to California (I went at a rate of about ~200 cards per 10 min, while taking breaks in between every 2-3 10min blocks. It only took around 1.5-2 hours total).
In any case, going hardcore every now and then is great not only for your studies, but also your focus in general. When I was going through Core6k, I studied from the moment I woke up to the moment I went to bed 2 or 3 times. I made quick meals with little cleanup involved (breakfast: cereal, lunch: ramen, dinner: pizza). On each of those days I added, learned, and reviewed around 350-400 new words. The regular days seemed like nothing after the hardcore days. The focus and motivation I gained crossed over into other areas of my life as well.