Study Strategy

Reading

Aug 20, 2026

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8 min read

The Post-Genki Reading Ladder

A four-rung ladder and one countable rule for picking exactly what to read next

Mike Svensson

Study Systems

Jul 16, 2026

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8 min read

The Study Split Diagnostic

Build your daily study time from your weakest skill

Motivation

Jul 2, 2026

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10 min read

The Post-Test Limbo

You're not under-motivated. You're under-anchored. ☕

Mike Svensson

Mindset

The Test-Week Protocol: How to Show Up on July 5

Jun 25, 2026

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8 min read

The Test-Week Protocol: How to Show Up on July 5

Sleep, expressive writing, and the 10 minutes nobody publishes

Mike Svensson

Intermdiate

Apr 30, 2026

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20 min read

Sentence Mining Done Right

Five seconds, three questions, before any card.

Mike Svensson

Motivation

The Intermediate Plateau: Why It Feels Like Quicksand

Apr 16, 2026

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1 min read

The Intermediate Plateau: Why It Feels Like Quicksand

The intermediate plateau is structural. Here's the math.

Mike Svensson

Habits

50 cards. 8 fails each. Sound familiar? 😅

Apr 9, 2026

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1 min read

50 cards. 8 fails each. Sound familiar? 😅

Every leech card is a diagnostic signal. There are exactly three failure types — and each has a different fix. ✨

Mike Svensson

Language Deep Dive

Kanji Radicals: Actually Useful or Just Busywork?

Apr 2, 2026

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1 min read

Kanji Radicals: Actually Useful or Just Busywork?

Kanji have a reading cheat code. Seriously. ☕

Mike Svensson

Habits

SRS Triage: How to Fix Your SRS When Reviews Are Out of Control

Mar 19, 2026

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1 min read

SRS Triage: How to Fix Your SRS When Reviews Are Out of Control

Study Systems & Sequencing

Mike Svensson

Habits

Mar 5, 2026

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1 min read

Progress feels invisible. It's not.

Three self-tests that reveal what your study apps can't measure

Mike Svensson

Habits

3 Japanese words for your worst study days ✨

Feb 19, 2026

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1 min read

3 Japanese words for your worst study days ✨

A 5-minute protocol for the days you almost quit.