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Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning

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Re: Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning

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Post by inetsee »

I really like the idea of spaced repetition learning, but it's the little details that are driving me crazy.

I cannot get Anki working on Raspberry Pi. (I have a Raspberry Pi connected to a TV in front of my rowing machine so I can study while I'm exercising.) I tried Mnemosyne but I can't get the sync server working, and I'm disappointed in the formatting options provided. I tried org-drill but adding images to cards is quite difficult.

Right now I'm working on writing some Javascript that can be plugged into web pages to provide the spaced repetition functionality. That way I would have the full capability of html5, css3, javascript, etc. Syncing would be handled by whatever file syncing software the user preferred. Creating/editing cards would be by whatever workflow the user wanted.

If anybody has any other solutions to the problems I'm having (running Anki on Raspberry Pi, Mnemosyne syncing/formatting, etc), I'm ready to listen.

Re: Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning

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Post by themodelplumber »

inetsee wrote: post #51

I really like the idea of spaced repetition learning, but it's the little details that are driving me crazy. I cannot get Anki working on Raspberry Pi. (I have a Raspberry Pi connected to a TV in front of my rowing machine so I can study while I'm exercising.) I tried Mnemosyne but I can't get the sync server working, and I'm disappointed in the formatting options provided. I tried org-drill but adding images to card…

If you have access to a smartphone or tablet, there are some great apps for this available...

Re: Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning

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Post by irq11 »

graeme wrote: post #5

I’m using anki to gradually learn japanese kanji using the RTK method. Working really well so far, up to about 800 with little struggle.

Take my advice, as a somewhat advanced learner: don’t do this. RTK is this weird honeypot for beginning learners, but it’s nearly always a mistake. The “discouraged RTK user” is almost a comic meme in Japanese language study.

You will spend months “learning kanji”, only to discover that knowing kanji meanings, in isolation, is unhelpful in most situations. You can get all of the same benefits, with more immediate utility, by just learning words.

Re: Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning

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Post by lgessler »

ColinWright wrote: post #45
lgessler wrote: post #23

I couldn't imagine learning a language without Anki. I had to learn Coptic in a month, which required memorizing the most common ~1000 words in the language. Anki made this as easy as it can be. I don't think I would have been able to meet my deadline had I been making paper flashcards or using some more informal system. The nice thing about Anki is that you can use it at any time without any overhead associated with…

What was your list of the most common ~1k words? Do you have a link?

This is an Anki deck that was made from the book I used: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1657789477

I made my own Anki deck because this deck didn't have tags by chapter, and I wanted to study only the words I'd been exposed to so far.

Re: Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning

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Post by baxtr »

AlphaWeaver wrote: post #2

I started using Anki a few weeks ago when the SuperMemo article popped up on HN. I really like it, and it has helped me remember key terms and learn a new language, all in a really short time... Feel free to ask me questions if you're confused about how it works! I'm fairly experienced now.

I want to learn Spanish. I have a basic vocabulary and understanding. What’s the fastest way forward in your opinion?

Re: Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning

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Post by rdfi »

I've been using Anki since 2013 (almost 5 years). One really nice thing about Anki is that it has analytics. I currently have 4532 cards and my numbers are 99.18% correct answers for "Learning" (very young) cards, 98.44% for Young cards and 92.52% for Mature cards. No way I would be able to remember over 4000 pieces of information without spaced repetition. I truly believe this is the best learning "hack" there is. I've wrote about my experience here: https://www.blinkingcaret.com/2016/05/04/hack-your-brain-lea...

Re: Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning

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Post by nathanasmith »

erikb wrote: post #12
breakpointalpha wrote: post #3

Spaced learning really works. I've started to slowly convert python, sql, and postgres docs to flash cards in Anki. Anki's implementation has some rough edges, but for $0/mon for multi-device use, it's an amazing way to get your feet wet with this learning technique.

The iphone app costs like $25 tho.

If the Anki iPhone app were the only way there was to do spaced repetition, I wouldn't hesitate to pay $25,000 for it. $25 is a pittance for the work Damien Elmes puts in, not to mention his efforts in maintaining the sync server so you can easily stop and resume your sessions on any device.

Re: Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning

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Post by cheunste »

It has been a while since I used Anki and I vaguely recall I have a horrible experience with creating cards.

I really wish there is a way I can create cards in vim or something, but that sounds really limited when it comes to things like Chinese where you need to somehow write out the character or find an image of it on the Internet.

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