Quick recap of my 2023 goals I posted st the end of 2022:
- Read more
- Improve my understanding of basic grammar
- Improve my vocabulary
- Write more
- Get a tutor
- Complete MNN blue text books
Of these, the only one I didn’t do was MNN blue text book since I spent most of the time reviewing and getting stuck in burnout.
I did manage to read several manga as well as a few native level novels which all helped me improve my grammar understanding and vocabulary.
Goals for 2024:
- Fix the burnout so I can get back to proper studying
- Read more; I’d like to finish Flying witch manga, re-read Kino’s Journey and Zoo book 1 before trying some other short stories (especially Zoo book 2) and light novels (including trying to hopefully read through 本好き later next year by which time I should have the rest of the books so far)
- Study MNN blue textbook
- Take more lessons and improve my speaking.
I would like to switch to using my Japanese-Japanese dictionaries as well.
Even though I didn’t manage to do as much as I wanted, I’m still happy with what I have achieved. I’m still a step closer to my overall goal and I have definitely improved from where I was at the start of the year 
