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This document discusses the importance of consistency and routine when learning Japanese. It uses the metaphor of rolling a snowball to represent progress - the more consistently you practice, the bigger the snowball gets. However, if you stop rolling the snowball for a few days, your progress will melt away and you will fall behind. The document encourages setting a specific time and place each day to study Japanese using the provided worksheet. Filling out the worksheet each month will help you track your goals and struggles to keep your practice routine on track.

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Routine Sheet1

This document discusses the importance of consistency and routine when learning Japanese. It uses the metaphor of rolling a snowball to represent progress - the more consistently you practice, the bigger the snowball gets. However, if you stop rolling the snowball for a few days, your progress will melt away and you will fall behind. The document encourages setting a specific time and place each day to study Japanese using the provided worksheet. Filling out the worksheet each month will help you track your goals and struggles to keep your practice routine on track.

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The Japanese Learning Routine Worksheet & Guide


Imagine that learning Japanese was like rolling a snowball down a hill. What happens? The
more you roll it, the bigger it gets. This a powerful metaphor for progress — the more you do it
(keep it) and for longer, the better you get, (duh, right?).

But there’s a ip side to it. When you stop rolling the snowball, a few things happen: 1) no
progress is made, 2) your snowball starts melting, and 3) you lose out on ALL future progress
that would’ve been built on if you had not skipped a few days/months.

Take a look at the (poorly drawn) example below. Person A rolls their snowball every, say day,
and as a result it gets bigger and bigger. Person B skips days 3, 4, and 5, and because they
skipped those days — their progress will never catch up to A or to the potential they could’ve
achieved.

Now, you might say, “oh phooey,” Japanese isn’t snow, it won’t melt. Wrong, friend. The brain,
like a muscle, works on a use it or lose it basis. It can and will melt (i.e. get forgotten.)

Source for this claim: Shors TJ, Anderson ML, Curlik DM 2nd, Nokia MS. Use it or lose it: how neurogenesis keeps
the brain t for learning. Behav Brain Res. 2012;227(2):450-458. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2011.04.023

So, what does that mean for you?


It means the obvious — if you want to succeed with Japanese — you need to keep it it
consistently and have a strong routine. It means you need to set a speci c Japanese-study
time and place. It means you have to say no to other things like YouTube, games, friends,
alcohol, rock and roll and even staring at the wall for hours.

Which is where this routine worksheet comes in!


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Your Monthly Routine/Habit-Sticking Worksheet


Print this out every month to track and record your learning progress.

Time:
(write in the speci c time when you’ll learn Japanese. ex. 9PM-930PM. Don’t overwhelm yourself, 10 or 15 minutes is OK too. It’s
important for your brain to know 1) when to start and 2) when to end. Don’t just say “oh, I guess I’ll study for 30 minutes. The more
crystal clear you are with your approach, the better and the less confusion you’ll have.)

Duration:
(write in the duration— 10 minutes, 30 minutes, etc.)

Location:
(write in the speci c time when you’ll learn Japanese.)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday


Thursday
Friday
Saturday Sunday

(Make sure to cross out every day that you’ve put into learning and don’t break the chain).

Your Monthly Goal:


(What would you like to do this month? Finish the alphabet? Do 1 chapter fo your textbook? Hire a tutor? Write your
goals here.)

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Where You’re Struggling:
(It could be a certain grammar point or con dence with speaking. Write out all of your struggles on a monthly basis.
Writing them out allows you to get a 3rd person perspective and approach with solutions. Once you’re aware of your
weaknesses, you can start improving on them.)

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