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Best time to review untested/expired? - Twentytw0 - 2007-07-18
I've only just started RTK1, but I've been inspired by Wzafran and going for 100 kanji per day. I'm only up to frame 260 after 3 days, but at the end of the day I'll find that I have the 100 untested kanji in box 1. Should I be reviewing all 100 before I go to sleep? Should I finish 50, review them, do 50 more, and review those? Or should I be reviewing them in smaller sets? I'm not exactly sure when the best time is.
Also if I have any expired kanji, should I review those first thing in the morning, or what?
Best time to review untested/expired? - shaydwyrm - 2007-07-19
What I do is come up with my stories for some 25-50 kanji, depending on the size of the lesson, and try to move as fast as possible. Then I review them all in order, again quickly, reinforcing any really weak stories. Then, after a couple hours or so, I review them in random order, then add them here on the site. The next morning (or whenever I start reviewing the next day), I review them on the site and move them into the first box.
Practices probably vary between people quite a bit - I know a lot of people like to spend more time coming up with stories the first time 'round, and end up adding them to the site faster. When I started out, since I come up with stories quickly, I found myself wishing that there was a 1-day box to consolidate them a little bit. I ended up just storing new kanji in box 1 for a day to fill that gap. I recommend that you experiment a bit to find out what works best for you - the system is quite flexible at the outset, and I don't think you have to worry too much about "breaking" or "subverting" the system as long as you don't mess too much with the repetition spacing starting in box 2.
Best time to review untested/expired? - Mighty_Matt - 2007-07-19
I made stories in groups of 10. I'd read the keyword and primatives, shuffle them about and when I had a story I'd write the kanji down in my notebook, each on a new line. After 10 I'd stop and from memory try and write the keyword next to the kanji. Then I'd do another 10 kanji stories and again write down their keywords afterwards.
With 20 kanji on the page (taking up most of the lines) I'd then cover the kanji and try and write them again from the keyword. After this I'd have kanji, keyword, kanji on 20 lines.
Then I'd start a new page for the next 20 kanji, going in the same blocks of 10, but after writing their keywords, I'd go back to the original page and cover everything but the kanji and try and write the keywords again.
Forward a page and cover the newest 20 kanji and write them from the keywords.
I'd continue in this fashion, going backwards and forwards between kanji and keyword, in groups of 20 per page, until I had kanji, keyword, kanji, keyword, kanji for each line. I'd normally aim for 60 kanji in a day, although was pretty flexible.
This way I'd repeat the new kanji several times, in both directions, with increasing time intervals. Finally add them to the site for reviewing the next day.
Sorry if that's a little confusing, it's hard to explain...
Best time to review untested/expired? - johnzep - 2007-07-19
I usually make stories in groups of 25 or so. Then I add the stories and usually check them right after I add them. The cards that I fail on the initial check are the ones where I try to put extra thought into the story.
It doesn't seem like a good idea to have such a large stack of untested cards, especially if it's taking you a day or two to check them.
I usually review expired cards in box 1, 2, and 3 before I add new untested cards.
Best time to review untested/expired? - ファブリス - 2007-07-19
I always did the first review overnight. In the beginning I didn't believe I would remember the characters without a first review on the same day, but it worked. It might help you weed out the weak stories earlier and save time for the long run. If you can study in the evening, and have time for the first review in the next morning, that's what I would recommend. If you review overnight but only at the end of the day, of if you studied in the morning, I don't know if it will work as well, but it's worth trying anyway. Trust yourself and give it a shot.
Best time to review untested/expired? - narafan - 2007-07-19
Good point!
If I don't have much trust in a story (even if it is good!) then there's no way I'll remember it as easily. You have to put faith into your stories!