Postby smallwhite » Mon Mar 14, 2016 1:59 am
The February 6WC is over. To our 29 participants - well done!
I finished in 5th place overall, one of my usual positions, and 13th place in target language, Italian. Similar to our Wanderlust team members, whenever I sign up with one language, I get a sudden urge to study another language. How can one not be tempted by Swedish? I don't regret it at all, though, as I feel I'm now quite balanced in all 4 skills in Swedish, and that's part of my 2016 Resolution.
I've recently changed the way I do my Memrise reps. I find Memrise's scheduling too frequent (multiplier 2) and last for too long (forever, with max interval 180 days). I can't adjust Memrise so I adjust myself, by not doing reps promptly as they fall due, and by deleting mature decks but keeping harder cards. That has reduced the time I spend on doing reps, and it reflects in my 6WC stats.
Problem is, my rep time is often just my down time, my relaxing time, my smartphone time; that I do less reps doesn't mean I can then study more grammar instead. End up, I've been doing less reps, and reading every single reply on this forum promptly as they get posted. I wonder which activity is better for my language-learning.
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