In general, I'll point to these videos, with some changes: https://youtu.be/sspUdoV9Il0 https://youtu.be/SVEcTd6LEwo I wouldn't say you should follow the "Remembering the kanji" book, but instead apply the general method to the specific kanji you need for now, like a N5 kanji list. Figuring out what parts make up a kanji (as is part of Heisig's method) can usually be done somewhat accurately with the program "Tagaini Jisho". Taking them all on at once is a very daunting task, which will take a fair amount of time. Especially if a lot of the characters at the start aren't going to be needed until a higher JLPT level. This is the method I'd been using for the past half-year anyway, so if anyone have other experiences with other methods, I would too be interested in hearing those.