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Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by intarga »

tifadg1 wrote: post #30

I hate to be a downer, but I found the following using anki - so basically anything with SM2 algorithm, no matter the UI - as a learning tool for my tech notes: 1) it doesn't scale. You'll be overwhelmed with repetitions once you're in the high hundreds, and you will be if using Q/A style questions. And what's your daily strategy once it hits thousands? 2) I've converted all my notes from libreoffice writer to anki u…

As for (1), one of my decks has ~10,000 mature cards currently gives me ~3-5 reviews per day.

If you plan on sustaining dozens of new cards per day indefinitely, you’ll bury yourself in reviews, but spaced repetition does ensure that if your recall rate is high, review count degrades over time, and eventually becomes negligible. I go through periods of daily new cards when I’m focused on learning something, and periods of review and consolidation. If my daily reviews get over 200, it’s time to let the new cards rest for a while.

Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by snvzz »

SunghoYahng wrote: post #2

Hey Hackers, The main concepts of this app are 1. Take notes in a tree structure. 2. Test immediately without wasting time and effort to create flashcards separately. 3. Review with the optimal learning cycle calculated by the SR algorithm. This is probably the question you are most curious about. “What is the difference with other competitors?” The long and nerdy answer: https://learnobit.postach.io/post/to-everyone…

Hacker roleplayer here.

My most immediate questions are:

1. Where is the source code?

2. What is the license?

Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by SunghoYahng »

SunghoYahng wrote: post #42
strogonoff wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not only that some people “just prefer to write”, there is published research[0] showing that writing things down by hand performs better in context of learning. [0] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.0181... / https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24714990

The reason handwriting is helpful for learning is that handwriting naturally induces structuring of content. And in Note Garden, the content is naturally structured while taking notes.

Ah, I confused what you suggested with another study. I'm sorry. If so, what I can say about the study is that the utility of organizing content well and making it possible to review it using SR algorithm may be greater than the utility of taking notes by hand.

Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by chriskanan »

Have you thought about a strategy for when someone starts having many cards to review? I used Anki daily throughout my PhD to never forget a ton of machine learning and math. I used it for about 7 years daily (PhD + postdoc + 1.5 years) and I had around 20,000 cards. I just had to review them every day and I basically seemed like a fountain of knowledge.

But a year into my professorship, I just didn't have time to do all of them daily and this compounded to disencentivize me as the number of cards to review piled up into the thousands. I still have Anki installed but I haven't used it much since 2016.

One of the best things about Anki is it is free. I wouldn't want to subscribe with a recurring payments, and I like having a non-web app to ensure I could use it indefinitely even if the product dies.

Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by Sparrowhawk21 »

anigbrowl wrote: post #18

I went from 'well it's OK' to 'I quite like this' to 'it's great!' in about 10 minutes. Creating a new web account loads the tutorial page, but it's a little confusing at first how to add a node. Also, there are quite a few spelling and grammar errors on that page which will make an unfair negative impression. If you clean those up you will get more conversions. Examples: It's my job to keep your complicated brain ne…

"Write smartly" is normal to me as a speaker of British English. That's not to say the alternative shouldn't be preferred though.

Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by tdhz77 »

SunghoYahng wrote: post #49
medntech wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They have quite a few other rude, dismissive responses on this thread. Turned me away from their product.

Maybe I'm being rude, but if you miss the chance to use Note Garden for that reason, I'll call you an idiot.

I’m an idiot that isn’t going to use your product because I decide what to use based on more calculations than just if the product is good. I also consider license, philosophy and politics. Telling people they are idiots is not a good sales pitch. You should walk away from this thread.

Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by wsc981 »

SunghoYahng wrote: post #46
zulln wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How? I see nothing on the frontpage about that, when I click on Web Version there is only login options?

Sorry, it works now

I feel there should be some demo contant to showcase the learning process. I tried the guest account, but didn't see some demo content to import or try out with and didn't really want to spend the time to manually add content to test the learning process.

Having some demo content would help me quickly decide if this could be a good tool for me.

Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by auslegung »

Nitpick: I think "Study different" should be "Study differently".

Here's why in case you care. Different is an adjective, which describes a noun. Differently is an adverb, which describes a verb. The sentence "study different" has an implicit subject "you", so it could be written "you study different". This makes it more obvious that "different" is trying to describe the verb "study", not the noun "you".

Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by lhousa »

usrme wrote: post #8

To those interested in a more modern-looking Anki (minus the Notion as in the OP): I do suggest having a look at Mochi ( https://mochi.cards/ ). As someone new to spaced repetition ( https://ncase.me/remember/ ) it's been absolutely amazing and I can't praise their support highly enough for being so responsive! It's one of the better subscriptions I've opted for.

The app is HUGE on ios. Should have been smaller.

Re: Show HN: A tool for your learning, like Anki and Notion in one

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Post by SunghoYahng »

tdhz77 wrote: post #56
SunghoYahng wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe I'm being rude, but if you miss the chance to use Note Garden for that reason, I'll call you an idiot.

I’m an idiot that isn’t going to use your product because I decide what to use based on more calculations than just if the product is good. I also consider license, philosophy and politics. Telling people they are idiots is not a good sales pitch. You should walk away from this thread.

I'm sorry then... I withdraw my words

Would you please try the app out...?

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