Now, when this was paired with 2 hours reading a day(some days 30 some days 1 hour, ) i realized the staggering power of this method, the ajjat way(I know you don’t likes it to be set in stone).
I am now enjoying Japanese video games, drama(that’s a lot harder at times but ultimately such fun)..and even translating Japanese experiences of people who have had experiences im interested in and then comparing them to western experiences!!

only 6 months ago i could get through a 1 a4 page fairy tale in around 2 hours of immense struggle, now im breezing through them and reading blog posts almost fluently, the only thing that stops me in my tracks in words i haven’t heard. Its extremely rare now i come across a grammar structure or sentences structure that gets me, meanings its usually very rare..

And again, i have to agree and somewhat vindicate you when you talk about (and this is genius) not talking first and how it will simply come trough exposure, it really really does, im online now talking on skeyp to Japanese people and the might have to correct me twice in a conversation and they are always shocked at my vocab etc etc…i never EVER practiced talking it just happened, wow thanks khatz let me just tell you all, it can and does work! read, listening, have fun, do your sentences, and enjoy your life in Japanese, but most of all, take it slow and be consistent, the payoff(and im no where near where i want, but now i can clearly see it) is beyond amazing,

P.S not being employed for a year has obviously helped haha, ive been able to truly dedicate my days to Japanese, I have even been recently asked by a radio haost to give him my translations of Japaneses near death experiences so that he can compare them to english!

T.V. + Music + Reading.

This all added up to a near perfect grasp of the language, so much that when my English grammar teachers would ask why do we use this form instead of that, I’d reply “Because it sounds right.” Later on, I learned all the semantics and stuff, but I always knew the answer.
Don’t worry if you don’t comprehend stuff, because you’re mind retains them, and you’ll eventually understand without knowing when or how you even knew. You just do.