Kiku HoursBlog
On comprehensible input, immersion hours, and counting them honestly.
How many hours of comprehensible input do you need?
The hour counts people quote for reaching each level, where they come from, and why the count is only useful if it's honest.
Tracking Japanese immersion: a setup that survives a bad week
A practical way to track Japanese listening hours on YouTube that keeps counting when you don't feel like logging.
Why 'minutes watched' is the wrong number for language learning
Every tracker reports minutes a video was open. For a learner that number hides the three things that actually decide progress.
How to track your immersion hours on YouTube, automatically
Spreadsheets fail because they depend on you. Here's what a tracker has to get right, and how to set one up in two minutes.