Shabluls learning log ~ the life of a snail

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Intro

I’ve been forgetting about this site from the amount of things on my head, but I still try to keep up my learning, even though I read MUCH less than I did before (even in other languages unfortunately).

This learning log is my latest attempt at making my learning more consistent (I’ve been trying to do so through HelloTalk or Anki too but it didn’t work well).

Japanese

I’ve been reading only very specific manga I’m a fan of, or very light things in general. Mostly things with furigana.

Unfortunately I also completely abandoned all book clubs I’ve been in or was responsible over…

It’s too bad and I can feel my abilities to read without furigana getting weaker, but I’m allowing myself some corners to leave out of my cleaning since I have too much to do as is.

Currently I’m very slowly rereading ババンババンバンバンパイア.

What I’m doing is each time I notice something I know I couldn’t have read without furigana, or some kind of cultural phrase I don’t know by heart, I screenshot and blank over the furigana, and add the word with the context to an Anki deck.

I’m actively doing very few of them each time as to not exhaust myself (max 10 words at a time).

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/918177009?cb=1767887728374

Arabic

I restarted my Arabic self learning course with a friend. So far we’re properly sitting every week before class for an hour or two. Going over the basics with someone who doesn’t understand as much as me has been great for me to understand things I forgot about or didn’t understand completely in the first place.

We’re very slow since he isn’t used to reading in Arabic and has been forcibly trying to read everything anyways, but it’s good for me since I write down things in the meantime.

https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1697217057?cb=1767896469558

Yiddish

Yiddish has been completely abandoned unfortunately, which makes sense since learning 2 languages during these hectic times is already too much…

I still have the notion notebook I need to finish the migration of from discord, but it’s mostly done. I just need to go over the word and phrase bank and finish the details and translations and etc…

2026 goals

After receiving some advice regarding yearly goals I have decided to be a bit more loose and practical about them, hence some of them are a bit weird, there are very few, and they will be updated as the year goes on.

Title Progress Details
Arabic Anki In Progress find a new study buddy or a learner’s group
Baban Anki In Progress Finish inputting volume 1
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Hello @shablul! o/ It’s funny, I could have sworn before you already had a study log.

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I don’t think I have one?
I specifically remember thinking “I have other means I don’t see the point as of now”, maybe I tried anyways? I’ll try looking through my threads I guess

Edit: I remembered correctly, meaning I didn’t have one indeed :3

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nice log! Using furigana and Anki really helps for Japanese reading. Have you tried small daily sessions to keep consistent? It might also make revisiting Arabic easier

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I did actually, it’s how I got to the max 10 words solution in the first place :smiling_face_with_tear:
I’m just sticking to what I can do for now :blush:

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Weekly update:
I’m simply too busy, and when I’m not busy I’m too tired, it’s a vicious cycle, but I’m trying to do the minimum.

Japanese

As of now I’m doing the Baban Anki even if I don’t update it.
Since I can do it in between other things so far it’s going okay, and when I have 30+ minutes off I even practice writing down the Anki words.

Arabic

I couldn’t meet with my study partner this week due to an event, we should be meeting again in the regular time next week instead.
Since I’m doing the japanese Anki I haven’t been doing the Arabic one as much, hopefully I’ll find some way to balance the two.

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Weekly update

Japanese

Still doing the bare minimum and even less lately, I really have to find a way to implement it better into my schedule even if I’m busy
Anki isn’t really doing enough, I have a tendency to disregard it when I’m busy

Arabic

Did the usual weekly lesson with my study-buddy
He’s being a bit more avoidant of doing the work lately so it’s getting me a bit worried that he’ll stop completely, but he’s busier than me so I won’t blame him if it gets to that

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Weekly update

Japanese

On one hand, I haven’t been doing the Anki every day like I should.
On the other hand, for some reason I suddenly remember the words better.

Arabic

My study buddy was sick today so I did some self learning and exercises that are higher level than what I do with him.

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Perhaps your brain just needed a little extra time to integrate all the new words you’d learned?

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Maybe
Will see if it lasts I guess

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Weekly update

Frankly I did nothing, a combination of being busy and the end of semester filled with projects to submit and tests

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Funny! I had the same thought! :scream::joy:

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I really feel empowered by your weekly update. Because you continued with your update plan and didn’t skip it.

And so cool that you are restarting with anki and trying out a study plan :slight_smile:

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There’s something funny about you being empowered from me doing specifically nothing :laughing:

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Weekly update

Updating a day early since I have a whole lot of driving to do tomorrow.

Again, I did nothing…
Exams are almost over, and I still have a ton of projects to finish. Hopefully finishing at least my exams will give me more space to breath and do some proper reading (my motivation to read at least is high up there, even if it’s not happening in practice).

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What are you going to read? :smiley:

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僕の呪いの吸血姫
光が死んだ夏
魔法少女ダンデリオン
猫の浮世絵
ニャイト・オブ・ザ・リビングキャット

Hopefully I get back to reading 最遊記 too

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Comeback Update

After a war and some messes in my personal life, things have calmed down.
The new volumes for ババンババンバンバンパイア and 僕の呪いの吸血姫 are out so I’m using them as a starting kick to getting back to reading at least SOME japanese.

About my Arabic, my partner said they’re not sure what will happen this semester so I’m on my own again, which has a tendency to simply stop happening. I’ll try finding someone else again or maybe some group?

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