Phase #1 - Checklist (Week #1)

Purpose: Prepare Your Ninja Tools for Accelerated Japanese Learning

Time to Complete: 1 Week

Mindset Prep:

  • Cultivate a Growth Mindset (i.e., Have Faith in Your Success)
  • Commit to Long-Term Study
  • Mentally Prepare Yourself for Future Setbacks
  • Pick Your Holy Habit Time
    • Identify the Cue, Routine, and Reward
  • Conserve Willpower
  • Identify Barriers to Consistent Studying and Systematically Eliminate Them
  • Create an Accountability System (Optional)

Vocab Prep:

  • Download or Bookmark an App or Program for Learning Hiragana and Katakana (Ninja Tool #1)
  • Download Anki (Ninja Tool #2)
  • Purchase Remembering the Kanji (Optional) (Ninja Tool #3)
  • Bookmark Reviewing the Kanji (Ninja Tool #4)

Listening Prep

  • Sign Up for JapanesePod101 (or Other Audio Lessons) (Ninja Tool #5)

Reference Prep

  • Set Up Your Computer to Read Japanese Characters (Ninja Tool #6)
  • Bookmark Awesome Online Dictionaries (Ninja Tool #7)
  • Install Awesome Web Browser Plugins (Ninja Tool #8)
  • Download Awesome Smartphone Apps (Ninja Tool #9)

Grammar Prep

  • Choose and Purchase (Optional) Your Preferred Series of Grammar Books (Ninja Tool #10)

Speaking Prep

  • Download the Caveman Conversation Course (Included) (Ninja Tool #11)
  • Create an Account for Taking Online Japanese Lessons (Ninja Tool #12)
  • Create an Account for Japanese Language Exchange (Optional) (Ninja Tool #13)
  • High Five Yourself

Hacking Japanese Supercourse - Phase 1 Checklist.pdf
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