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    Thread: I completely stopped studying for 5 months. How do I start again?
Post: I completely stopped studying for 5 months. How d...

I was rockin' it back in the summer and got up to about the 750 mark. Then work and other things got busy for me and I first tapered off, and finally just stopped studying altogether. So there's my ...
zardoz73 General discussion 3 731 2008-12-17, 10:23 pm
    Thread: I haven't reviewed for over a week...help!
Post: I haven't reviewed for over a week...help!

Thanks everyone, for the advice. You've lit a fire, I've started attacking my pile and am down 100 already!
zardoz73 General discussion 20 2,859 2008-09-10, 1:28 am
    Thread: I haven't reviewed for over a week...help!
Post: I haven't reviewed for over a week...help!

So I've been unexpectedly busy for the past two weeks or so, and haven't reviewed any kanji, much less learned new kanji (I'm at #650 or so). I know I have to just hunker down and get through it, but...
zardoz73 General discussion 20 2,859 2008-09-08, 8:24 pm
    Thread: Heisig's word choices: adjective, noun, verb, which is it?
Post: Heisig's word choices: adjective, noun, verb, whi...

I'm at around the 600 mark and I'm starting to get to kanji in which Heisig offers no story and I need to create my own. This is fine, but when I run across words like "recess" (#611), I don't know i...
zardoz73 Remembering the Kanji 8 4,148 2008-08-22, 6:41 pm
    Thread: How soon after studying do you add the kanji?
Post: How soon after studying do you add the kanji?

I add immediately after studying and then immediately review. I'm finding review just as important if not more important than adding new kanji. I just passed the 500 mark, and am making mistakes wit...
zardoz73 Remembering the Kanji 16 2,657 2008-08-10, 10:52 am
    Thread: On taking a break from adding new kanji...
Post: On taking a break from adding new kanji...

Is this a mistake? I'm now at around 450 kanji, and to this point I've been working at it every day for about two weeks, some days doing as many as 50 or 60 kanji. And I've been reviewing on this si...
zardoz73 Remembering the Kanji 11 1,928 2008-08-06, 8:37 am
    Thread: Why are there no stories for primitives here on RevTK?
Post: Why are there no stories for primitives here on Re...

I'm using the member stories on this site in conjunction with the book, and, combining that with my own stories, I'm making pretty good progress. But whenever I get to a new primitive (for example, I...
zardoz73 Remembering the Kanji 3 1,084 2008-08-01, 7:41 pm
    Thread: Where can I find a Heisig English word list?
Post: Where can I find a Heisig English word list?

I need them to review. I want to go down the list in English, in the order of the book, so I don't confuse words I haven't gotten to yet. See the English word, recall the kanji, move on to the next....
zardoz73 Remembering the Kanji 8 4,759 2008-07-31, 9:23 pm
    Thread: Where can I find a Heisig English word list?
Post: Where can I find a Heisig English word list?

Of the 2000 or so kanji, does anyone know of a numbered list with *just* the Heisig English words? Doesn't have to be fancy, just a txt file would do. And I don't want kanji with it, only the Englis...
zardoz73 Remembering the Kanji 8 4,759 2008-07-31, 7:57 pm
    Thread: Suggestion for getting a good image/story
Post: Suggestion for getting a good image/story

When learning a new keyword, I've found it helps to do a Google image search for the word. This especially helps with words you know but aren't *exactly* sure what to visualize. "Pavilion" is an exa...
zardoz73 General discussion 0 645 2008-07-31, 7:52 am
    Thread: Heisig's stories vs. my own stories.
Post: Heisig's stories vs. my own stories.

I'm new to RTK, and I'm just now at kanji #165 or so. I'm wondering if I would be doing myself a service or a disservice if I ignore Heisig's mnemonic stories and replace them with my own. Heisig sa...
zardoz73 Remembering the Kanji 5 2,962 2008-07-29, 10:20 pm
    Thread: On using Kodansha's Kanji Learner's Dictionary
Post: On using Kodansha's Kanji Learner's Dictionary

As I was buying Heisig's RTK, shelved next to it was Kodansha's Kanji Learner's Dictionary, and I was tempted to buy it instead. I didn't, mainly because I didn't have enough cash, but also because t...
zardoz73 Learning resources 4 2,054 2008-07-28, 9:03 pm