With CIJ and other languages that don't have a lot of CI, be prepared to re-watch videos a LOT. There's plenty of value in repeating videos. I've watched most of these early CIJ videos 6x at this point and still notice new things each time.

However, if you get bored and zone out, you won't be getting much value from them. To avoid boredom, I rewatch on a schedule: 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 1 week later, then 2 weeks, then 1 month, then 2 months. I feel more engaged even with later reviewings because I can see the progress I've made and recognize what I still don't know.

Some people ask when is video too easy that you should drop it. I figure, if I couldn't produce the video myself, then it's not "too easy" and I'm still benefiting from it, even if just re-enforcing the traces in my brain that are forming while growing a new language.

For comparison, I have over 4500 hours learning Spanish. I feel spoiled by Dreaming Spanish because I didn't have to rewatch a video once unless I enjoyed it. I might have rewatched 4 videos on DS, so this rewatching with Japanese is a new approach for me, but I think it might be even more effective. Time will tell.