RTK 1-30 done.

Well, just finished learning kanji 1-30. These are the easiest Kanji to remember as I have done them many times over. I am guessing around number 500 or so its going to get hard as that is around the place i always stop.

I am using the Remembering the Kanji numbering system in case you wanted to know.

Need to add my  S.M.A.R.T goal to my about page.

So what does a S.M.A.R.T. goal look like? You need look no further than the title of this post: “Learn 2,000 Kanji in 3 Months.”

• It is Specific: Notice I didn’t say something like “Get good at kanji next year”. “Good” is not clearly defined as is therefore meaningless for our purposes.
• It is Measurable: The goal includes a specific number so you know exactly how many kanji you have actually have learned by the deadline.
• It is Attainable: If you are properly motivated and use the tools I suggest, there is no reason you shouldn’t succeed.
• It is Realistic: Learning 2,000 kanji in one week is stretching it, but 3 months is a very doable timeframe if you are consistent.
• It is Time Bound: You will be choosing a specific date on the calendar to complete your mission, not some vague “later this year” goal.

by John Fotheringham who blogs at Foreign Language Mastery

Off to write my S.M.A.R.T. goal.

 

So what the plan?

Well, the first thing I decided to do was make some kind of Game Plan, as people say one needs a plan in place to pass.  So did some research and came across two blogs which stand out to me

• fluentin3months.com it’s written by Benny the Irish polyglot.
• fourhourworkweek.com, written by Tim Ferriss, Who I have followed for a long time.

The reason they stood out is because they talk about the same tools I have been learning from.

• Remembering the Kanji 1-3 (RTK) – books I had since 2001 I think
• Anki – software, my friend Simon told me about it.
• Jim Breen’s WWWJDIC Japanese-English Dictionary
• Kanji Learner Dictionary

The last thing and most interesting point they talked about was to create a Blog and share your goals publicly. (They did talk about betting with friends, but I am not a betting man)

So why did I choose the domain name: Kanji Wars for this blog? Kanji is the thing I wanted to learn most of all as I find it interesting. To me Kanji is the first war I must win if I want to learn Japanese