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NordVPN works often but you'll have to try a few severs until you get one that works. Strangely it works better on my tablet than on my phone, even if I try the same server at the same time my tablet will sometimes work when Netflix on my phone declares that they found a VPN connection

My own daily routine: reading parallel Bible (especially exciting parts as the Book of Job), listening to it.

Yeah, it'll be slower when you start learning beginner vocab, and you might get similar kanji confused but it's possible. You can use something like the Migaku Kanji-god addon to help. Just learn new kanji with vocab.

If you do decide to keep doing RRTK (I personally found it really helpful), here are some tips:

When you get hard to remember keywords, just change it.

>卓 is “eminent”

I just changed that to Eminem waving a magic wand, early in the morning to help him write lyrics.

If you go to kanji.koohii.com you can see the stories other people have suggested for keyword names to make them easier to remember.

Like Spider-Man for 糸 THREAD, because he shoots thread/webs from his hands. Wolverine for the X SHEAF primitive (his claws slashing an X mark) like in 刈 REAP, 区 WARD, 凶 VILLIAN etc.

Obviously if you don't like RRTK you don't have to do it.

The main benefit for me was that I don't confuse similar-looking kanji anymore, like 右 石, 緑 縁, 塾 熱, 賃 貸 賃, 嬢 鎌 謙, 熟 塾 熱, etc

Or, this series of kanji: 干 牛 午 矢 失 天 夫 未 末.

It would have been really hard to keep them separate, if it weren't for RTK.

Also RTK taught me how to use mnemonics which I can use for anything, like to help remember difficult kanji readings, hard-to-remember definitions, etc. This alone was worth it for me especially because I have a bad memory. Using mnemonics also helps me to remember things outside of language-learning too.

I haven't had issues with NordVPN. The only thing I have to do is make sure to completely exit from my browser and restart it. If my browser was already open before I connected, then Netflix will detect the VPN.

I see. I was hoping a for an easy to use software I believe Japanese was easier to find these things. However if you really have no audio at all look into

https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/

Maybe give regular RTK a go and see if that works any better for you.I like https://kanji.koohii.com/

From what I understand about RRTK, RTK is like the opposite, when reviewing you get the keyword and have to write out the kanji.Personally I find writing them out to help a lot as otherwise I can't really tell kanji apart that well.There's a lot of words that I know very well but never really noticed their kanji until I learnt to write them.Like 心配 , despite knowing the word I'd always need to double check to make sure it's しんぱい, but now that I can write 配 I recognize it immediately.

I agree with ultraflyingturtle that it's easier if you customize your cards and make up your own stories. You have to be creative for that method to work.

Here's an even shorter version of RRTK, if you do decide to give it another shot and get it over with as fast as possible:

Recognition RTK 450/w Kanji Koohii Stories

If you think writing may work better for you, I really like this app or Kanji Study App.

I use these (canadian link sorry) https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08KDZ2NZX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I can wear them for 10 hours straight at work and absolutely no pain in my ears. They come with 4 different sized of buds so you can use the most comfortable one.

VPN servers in Japan are very difficult to find a reliable one. I also use ExpressVPN as well but their Japan server is horrendously bad. NordVPN is my second choice but, I would still choose ExpressVPN over Nord 100x over for various reasons I will not state here. Each person will have different experiences based upon what they use case scenario and their configuration. For example, ExpressVPN will not allow me to watch Amazon videos. Nord may allow me one day but Amazon Japan is known for blocking Japan IP addresses for VPN's fairly quickly. It has more to do with registration of internet services in Japan being so strict that they are easy to spot in my opinion. You may get lucky and find a one that works for awhile but other times it will just go down. Honestly, I think if you want to use a VPN server in Japan, it might just be better to make your own VPN from a cloud based server and create your own. IF you want to try other services than try different VPN's but just remember be careful about paying a long term subscription to one individual VPN.

China as a whole (obv not individually) has a very distinct way of thinking. I recommend this book which despite being an easy read, was among the most insightful books I’ve ever read. It may sound obvious, but different cultures have different mindsets that literally change how they perceive the world and go about solving problems. China has a very unique such mindset that is significantly different from the West, and it’s interesting to try to “mold your mind” into viewing things the way a Chinese might, or in other words to “think Chinese”. The language in and of itself, of course, in many ways reflects this Chinese thinking style, which is one reason I want to learn Chinese. Cool to know the language, even cooler to be able to think like a Chinese through the language, and switch back to Western thinking at will.

Also, while there are still many things I disagree with the Chinese government, a sort of mad scientist in me loves the opportunity for technological advancement the government implies. In America, so much freedom also means a lot of people are more likely to fall into believing stupid things (just look at people scared of getting vaccinated). Having AI surveillance everywhere would be VERY difficult to get going in America, because it feels like an invasion of privacy which we here adore so much. In China, such society-wide hinderances to technological adoption and thus advancement are far less of a problem, the government will just put them in place (and if I’m not mistaken, most Chinese aren’t strictly opposed to these things either). The nature of the whole situation will lend to China being more advanced than the US in AI and technology in general (maybe they already are), and I am very attracted to the idea of living in the country that is at the forefront of technology and isn’t so restrained by citizens/society itself to go forward

Reading a lot is essential (don't skip this step) but you have to practice writing daily too. It'll take time.

My advice is to study the material you want to emulate. If the goal is to write with clarity, check out this book: On Writing Well. This is the often recommended book when I was in school.

This book, Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer, has list of techniques to improve your writing. It's great as it provides real-world examples from novels and news articles.