(2016-05-29, 6:42 pm)Queen of Mars Wrote: Sooo.
I feel like I should be doing more than I should. I think I'm going to start doing at minimum 4 hours of Japanese a day. I'm considering balancing the rest of RTK, Genki 1, and Core 2k at the same time. Is that too much? I'm guessing the Core2k is too much and I'll do that after finishing RTK, but I want to start doing actual Japanese now in conjugation with my RTK. Can't wait.
I would grab the biggest Core that you intend to complete ever ... or just grab Core10k just-in-case. (The bigger ones include the smaller ones and it's awkward to 'upgrade' later).
Then suspend all the cards in it.
Then when you start Genki, unsuspend the cards for the vocabulary in each chapter. Now you have Anki working with your Genki course instead of distracting from it.
Also I recommend Erin's Challenge http://www.erin.ne.jp/ as a supplement to any textbook course. It's mostly made of skits, and it's great for improving your listening comprehension. You can also access the audio in a manga or a script version for each skit. There are some other bits and pieces for vocabulary building and grammar learning that don't hurt either.