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Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

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Re: Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

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post #17

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In fact you shouldn't use Anki for learning itself - put cards only when you're ready, when you have been taught them, and then use spaced repetition for recall.

what does it mean to have learnt a word if you can't recall it?

Ever have a word on 'the tip of your tongue'?

Re: Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

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post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In fact you shouldn't use Anki for learning itself - put cards only when you're ready, when you have been taught them, and then use spaced repetition for recall.

what does it mean to have learnt a word if you can't recall it?

sorry, I wasn't clear.

Personally, I just went through word lists. When I had them memorised, I'd put them into Anki deck. Because I am going to forget them over time.

Re: Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

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FSRS is a really clever iteration on Anki's SM2 algorithm. I've been playing around with various spaced repetition implementations lately - there's a great collection of open source libraries at github.com/open-spaced-repetition. I ended up using their typescript bindings for a vocabulary builder I'm working on (deft.so) and it's been surprisingly straightforward to implement.

Re: Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

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Most people don't use space repetition as their only study technique, they just use it for 10-15 min and spend most of their time actually doing the thong to learn, for I with language learning, I do 10-15min of anki and 45-90 lf language immersion.

In fact you shouldn't use Anki for learning itself - put cards only when you're ready, when you have been taught them, and then use spaced repetition for recall.

fwiw, one of the biggest uses of anki is learning language vocabulary. for that, i think you can jump right into anki. obviously grammar, pitch accent -- if it applies, and other things surrounding the language will benefit from material outside anki but as someone who spends a lot of time learning languages; my first exposure to 90%+ of words is anki (i rely on pre-built decks).

Re: Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

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post #2

Fine but what to use in practice. Tried Anki and found its algorithm bit infuriating. SuperMemo is better but thoroughly proprietary.

I never got try the algorithm - I simply don’t get the UI in spite of all my best efforts. I’m looking for a wanikani like tool, with the same srs , and same excellent and simple ui. I’ll have a look at supermemo ( I don’t mind paying ).

You might like Mochi for macOS and iOS.

www.mochi.cards

Re: Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

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post #9

Spaced repetition is an excellent technique, but it shouldn't be the only tool in your learning toolbox. I found that spaced repetition really works as advertised, with software like Anki. However, it is not really suited at learning large amount of facts and concepts. If it took an hour to review your deck, it's not a good use of your time unless the cards are really high value. For example, if I want to learn elect…

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Re: Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

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post #4

This is putting the cart before the horse. No matter how you slice and dice your equations, everyone intuitively understands you can't really store infinite data in your brain. Trying to claim otherwise is simply academic sophistry. No matter how hard you write your proof, it won't make information theory, basic physics, etc go away.

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Re: Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)

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post #2

Fine but what to use in practice. Tried Anki and found its algorithm bit infuriating. SuperMemo is better but thoroughly proprietary.

I never got try the algorithm - I simply don’t get the UI in spite of all my best efforts. I’m looking for a wanikani like tool, with the same srs , and same excellent and simple ui. I’ll have a look at supermemo ( I don’t mind paying ).

That is surprising, I don't even remember having to look up that much to use the Anki UI.

I make cards on a linux desktop and sync to ankidroid.

Really one of my all time favorite pieces of software. I would have given anything to have had this 30 years ago in school.

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