What do I use to study Japanese and avoid procrastination?

Studying Japanese is not an easy task, especially when you are a procrastinator who can't dedicate even 5 minutes a day to reviewing Anki. What do I do to get around this procrastination? What do I do to study Japanese despite terrible procrastination? What tools do I use to learn Japanese without getting bored or tired? In this article I will write about the study method I use to learn Japanese despite procrastination.

If you don't suffer from the same problem as me, feel blessed! Over the 4 years I study the Japanese language and I can't even define if I'm in N3 or N4. Mysteriously I know N2 level ideograms, but if playing has N5 words and ideograms that I don't know. Another great difficulty besides procrastination is that even if you dedicate yourself to studying, if you don't have a place to use the language, you will be delayed in the same way.

So the first step I recommend is to use the Japanese language on a daily basis, at all times, even to talk to those people who have no idea what you're talking about. Now let's see what I usually do on a daily basis to study Japanese, since I can't even take a book and read it.

Procrastination – Act or effect of procrastinating; put off, delay, prolong, waste time, be idle, be distracted by random things. Social networks, youtube, anime games and things that waste our time.

Writing to Suki Desu

I created Suki Desu with the intention of studying Japanese, as I would be required to research and study Japanese language content before writing it for the public. Generating content for the site is, in my opinion, the best way to learn Japanese, although I tend to leave out articles related to nihongo a little bit.

The creation of the VIP members area and the classes of my Sensei Marcos is also a way for me to be forced to absorb content despite procrastination. It seems that I function through multitasking, writing articles serves as a motivation for me to study, because I think that I am helping not only myself (in many ways) but the readers.

When writing about Japanese language or Japan, I have to browse foreign websites in English and Japanese language, so I learn not only Japanese but also English. Not to mention that Japanese-language content is much higher when searching foreign sites. If you have difficulty studying and want to write content, you can send your drafts for us to publish on our website for everyone to read.

What do I use to study Japanese and avoid procrastination?
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Jisho.org + Google Translate

This tool is part of my daily life, where I always research the countless meanings of words and ideograms, so I can find words that fit more with what I intend to say or use. I use jisho.org to parse, translate, and correct the sentences that are often wrong in Google Translate. Using both tools together is one of the best ways to learn Japanese.

I usually take a sentence and throw it into google translate to get an idea about the sentence. Then I select word by word and play on the jisho to calmly analyze the real meaning and meaning of each word and ideogram.

I already made one article and posted a video about this tool. Studying sentences using jisho and other online dictionaries (tangorin) can be the most practical way to learn Japanese, both in terms of grammar and vocabulary.

Using Anki and FlashCards

Anki is an essential tool for learning Japanese, which I unfortunately don't get to use as often as I should. All the phrases and sentences you study and draft should be put into a flashcard tool like Anki.

For those unfamiliar with Anki, it's a spaced repetition and memorization tool. His goal is not to let you forget what you've already studied. Anki is completely designed to make you remember something at the right moment.

Some people often use flashcards to learn new words, but I believe this use is a mistake, you should study and put all the phrases and words you study into this tool. Don't waste time downloading ready-made decks with advanced content you've never seen, you won't learn that way.

What do I use to study Japanese and avoid procrastination?

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Different ways of immersion in Japanese

Learning phrases and words is not enough to reach an advanced level of Japanese. You need to train reading, listening and even writing. For this reason, you should always listen to music in Japanese, watch anime or movies, as well as visit Japanese websites and chat with people on social networks in Japanese, even using google translator.

The ideal is to have some way for you to immerse yourself in the Japanese language in a productive way beyond simply watching anime or listening to music. For example, in all the meetings I attend weekly of my religion, I follow using the bible and publications in Japanese, even though I read slowly and don't understand half of what I read. It was thanks to this method that I learned several words and ideograms that I didn't know.

If you do something often, try to find some way to fit the Japanese language into it. Make your computer, console and cell phone in Japanese language, try to write in Japanese if you are in college or school. Just try to find a way to fit Japanese into your life in a productive and effective way.

What do I use to study Japanese and avoid procrastination?

Other tools for learning Japanese

Whether through social networks, whatsapp groups, LINE and online games, tools and methods to study Japanese abound. In addition to the tools mentioned in this article, we have already written several articles with tips and other options for you to use when studying the Japanese language. Let's leave a list of articles below:

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