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I'm not so sure. My brother's medical school had to tell students they had to study the actual material rather than Anki decks because so many students were failing tests.
Doing anki cards with words two hours every day, and not doing any reading of material is very detrimental for me. I do not study medicin, but for language I have to actually be able to use what I memorize. Knowing how to use words is harder than it sounds, you need context. A common mistake when constructing sentences is getting the tone wrong and choosing the wrong synonyms.
Spaced repetition systems have gotten better
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The macOS services model seems like a good fit for this kind of thing. Services are little bits of context-aware functionality that apps expose to enable integration between apps without active developer involvement. An example, in most Mac apps if you select text, right-click to open the context menu, and open the Services submenu you’ll see a number of services that do something with the highlighted text. Ideally t…
This is how anki already works on Android, using a custom intent.
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Yeah, I'm trying to spend a lot more of my language learning time just reading/listening to content in my target language, but it's actually pretty difficult to find enough content that is in the right difficulty band where it has some words/grammar etc. that I am still learning but not so much that I just can't understand it at all.
I'm building a reader app that tries to solve this exact problem by providing a range of gradually simplified versions of each article to match your proficiency. So you can stay in the sweet spot, or work your way up version by version. If your target language happens to be Chinese then you can give it a try at https://reader.longyan.io/landing No login required, love your feedback.
Related comment on another app: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43769831
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Check out if there are comprehensible input sites for your target language if you haven’t already, for example fo spanish there is: https://www.dreamingspanish.com/ which puts out videos labeled with various difficulties of speaking and listening
How well does this work?
Re: Spaced repetition systems have gotten better
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I hadn't thought of this; thank you for bringing this up. I will actually read into this. I didn't write it in my original comment, but I almost mentioned the OS because I'm coming round to the idea (albeit slowly) that the OS needs to provide some sort of hook into this capability natively for both maximum adoption and also ease of use (for both developer and end user). Perhaps Shortcuts are now powerful enough to d…
> the OS needs to provide some sort of hook into this capability natively for both maximum adoption and also ease of use (for both developer and end user) I’m absolutely of this mind, but unfortunately it also depends on developers’ willingness to make use of these hooks, and it’s becoming increasingly uncommon for third party apps to have any integration or automation affordances, especially any specific to any part…
Re: Spaced repetition systems have gotten better
#406That being said, its just another tool in the toolkit for learning stuff. I don't think I'm that much smarter or better at anything just because I have used Supermemo often for awhile. Honestly, I just like making cards and throwing articles I want to read later into Supermemo for processing. Most of what I use Supermemo for is incremental reading, which I have never been able to find a good replacement for. I like being reminded of cool stuff I have read and ideas that I have had. I would recommend also learning and practicing various mnemonic techniques alongside spaced repetition.
Most of the other algos/apps I have tried have been okay, I have not tried FSRS because I don't really use Anki anymore. I used Anki when I was in college for about 2-3 years because I would do flashcards using the mobile app. I was still using Supermemo daily during the same time period though.
I also use Clozemaster for language vocab with Supermemo. I put the sentences and some explanations into Supermemo after I do them in Clozemaster. I do not really consider myself to be a language learner or learning a language. I pick up new vocab very slowly and do not do anything else to practice the languages I am learning vocab from. I have also been using Math Academy almost daily for about seven months which is nice, but definitely not a full replacement for learning math. Using Math Academy actually made me start working with math textbooks and online resources again.
[1] https://www.help.supermemo.org/wiki/Incremental_reading [2] https://www.help.supermemo.org/wiki/Postpone [3] https://www.help.supermemo.org/wiki/Mercy
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> There are almost no standalone tools dedicated to creating flashcards easily from existing programs I think this is a common misunderstanding. Half the benefit of SRS comes from working out what the flashcards are. You have to circle around a concept, look for similarities, differences, examples, generalisations, properties, etc. Is it hard work? Yes. Does it help understanding? Massively. This is also a very diffi…
> They try, write bad flashcards, don't see results, and give up. But if that's the case, then wouldn't a program that takes a long text (like a book) and creates GOOD flashcards, be way superior over someone making their own bad flashcards?
It's really impressive. So I just tried it to do what you were asking:
> Give me the first three paragraphs of Genji Monogatari in Japanese (I've only done this for an initial seed text; you'd probably instead use your own source text)
Here are the first three paragraphs of Genji Monogatari (源氏物語) in Japanese:
いづれの御時にか、[snip]
> Create spaced learning repetition of those three paragraphs using cloze detection for any word that is not in the top 5000 most common Japanese words
Okay, I can help you create a spaced repetition exercise for those three paragraphs from Genji Monogatari. This will use cloze deletion (fill-in-the-blanks) for words that are generally less common in modern Japanese or are characteristic of classical Japanese. Since I don't have a real-time tool to check against a specific "top 5000 words" list, I'll select words based on common knowledge of Japanese vocabulary and classical forms that would typically be targeted for study.
Please note that the third paragraph you provided contained "тревоしき", which appears to be a transcription error. [This is true. Gemini's first three paras of this novel did contain this transcription error.] I will substitute it with "あさましき" (asamashiki), meaning "shocking" or "deplorable," which fits the context of referencing Yang Guifei and potential societal disruption. If you believe another word was intended, let me know!
What I received was a canvas I can export to Docs, and it begins with:
Genji Monogatari - Spaced Repetition Cloze Exercise This exercise is designed to help you learn and recall less common vocabulary and classical expressions from the beginning of Genji Monogatari.
Paragraph 1 - Cloze Test いづれの ______ にか、______ 、______ あまた ______ たまひけるなかに、いと ______ き際にはあらぬが、すぐれて ______ たまふあり ______ 。はじめより我はと ______ たまへる ______ 、______ ものに ______ そねみたまふ。同じほど、それより ______ の更衣たちは、ましてやすからず。
Paragraph 1 - Answer Key いづれの 御時(おんとき)にか、女御(にょうご)、更衣(こうい)あまた さぶらひたまひけるなかに、いと やむごとなき(やんごとなき)際にはあらぬが、すぐれて 時めき(ときめき)たまふありけり。はじめより我はと 思ひあがり(おもいあがり)たまへる 御方々(おんかたがた)、めざましきものに おとしめ そねみたまふ。同じほど、それより 下﨟(げろう)の更衣たちは、ましてやすからず。
Paragraph 1 - Vocabulary 御時 (おんとき): reign, era (honorific) 女御 (にょうご): Imperial consort of high rank 更衣 (こうい): Imperial consort of lower rank than Nyōgo あまた (amata): many, much (classical) さぶらひ (saburahi): (archaic form of 侍う - saburau) to serve, to be in attendance (humble) やむごとなき (yamugotonaki/yangotonaki): exalted, of very high rank, distinguished (classical)
[it continues the same way with para 2, 3]
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I created a python script that checks my anki deck for the cards that I'm scheduled to review the next day and asks an LLM to generate new sentences for the cards, so that every time I see them, I see them in a new context. I did this because I realized I was hitting an issue where I theoretically "knew" a word (would get it always correct on the card), but wouldn't always recognize it in a novel context. I'm hoping…
That sounds like a really useful project!! Have you considered publishing it?
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I've tried Fresh Cards so thank you for developing that app, and trying to add cool new software into the space. Great question. Here's one way to do it: The first is how clunky the process of going from X to flashcard feels to the end user. One way to deal with the fact that we are crossing software border is to add an extra step where highlighting something allows you to go into an "inbox" before any cards are made…
The INBOX idea would be a great improvement! That plus a reminder to process your INBOX after N time or size. The hardest part of any system is making it a habit.
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I hadn't thought of this; thank you for bringing this up. I will actually read into this. I didn't write it in my original comment, but I almost mentioned the OS because I'm coming round to the idea (albeit slowly) that the OS needs to provide some sort of hook into this capability natively for both maximum adoption and also ease of use (for both developer and end user). Perhaps Shortcuts are now powerful enough to d…
> the OS needs to provide some sort of hook into this capability natively for both maximum adoption and also ease of use (for both developer and end user) I’m absolutely of this mind, but unfortunately it also depends on developers’ willingness to make use of these hooks, and it’s becoming increasingly uncommon for third party apps to have any integration or automation affordances, especially any specific to any part…
https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2055492159
IIRC Yomichan (been a long time since I needed tools like that) is a Chrome extension that lets you mouseover words and it'll show you the meaning. I think you can invoke something in Chrome that will trigger the Anki Connect API and send the info to Anki to create a card.
I've never bothered with this, but I think that's what you're looking for.