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Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

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Re: Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

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Post by _Algernon_ »

fsargent wrote: post #3
golly_ned wrote: post #2

Dropping a product recommendation -- my favorite spaced repetition + notetaking + learning app: https://www.remnote.com/ I'm not affiliated, just a big booster. For those familiar with Anki it follows the same conventions. It has an excellent system for managing cards. Adding cards is as easy as writing a bullet point: [front of card] == [back of card]. They got the ergonomics right and clearly know the space very we…

Thanks for recommending it! I’ve had the same issues with Anki and am shocked there aren’t more clones considering it’s open source. Excited to try remnote.

My astroturfing radar is going into overdrive from this comment chain.

Re: Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

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Post by mfranzs »

theappsecguy wrote: post #9
golly_ned wrote: post #2

Dropping a product recommendation -- my favorite spaced repetition + notetaking + learning app: https://www.remnote.com/ I'm not affiliated, just a big booster. For those familiar with Anki it follows the same conventions. It has an excellent system for managing cards. Adding cards is as easy as writing a bullet point: [front of card] == [back of card]. They got the ergonomics right and clearly know the space very we…

Insanely expensive. 18$ usd per month?? I’m going to guess it’s also an Electron monstrosity

RemNote founder here - the free version has unlimited cards and notes!

You can upgrade to the Pro version for $10/month if you want tables, PDF uploads, and more.

The $18 version is our most expensive plan that includes AI credits as well.

Re: Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

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Post by NewsaHackO »

theappsecguy wrote: post #9
golly_ned wrote: post #2

Dropping a product recommendation -- my favorite spaced repetition + notetaking + learning app: https://www.remnote.com/ I'm not affiliated, just a big booster. For those familiar with Anki it follows the same conventions. It has an excellent system for managing cards. Adding cards is as easy as writing a bullet point: [front of card] == [back of card]. They got the ergonomics right and clearly know the space very we…

Insanely expensive. 18$ usd per month?? I’m going to guess it’s also an Electron monstrosity

It’s amazing how many people try to make an inferior clone of Anki and profit off of it. The only people who ever fall for it are ones with low computer literacy.

Re: Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

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Post by cosmic_cheese »

theappsecguy wrote: post #9
golly_ned wrote: post #2

Dropping a product recommendation -- my favorite spaced repetition + notetaking + learning app: https://www.remnote.com/ I'm not affiliated, just a big booster. For those familiar with Anki it follows the same conventions. It has an excellent system for managing cards. Adding cards is as easy as writing a bullet point: [front of card] == [back of card]. They got the ergonomics right and clearly know the space very we…

Insanely expensive. 18$ usd per month?? I’m going to guess it’s also an Electron monstrosity

It also appears to require an account even for local-only use. It’s nice to see any kind of local support, but making an account mandatory renders that feature somewhat moot. I understand requiring an account for syncing (Anki does this too), but otherwise there’s not much of a good reason for it.

Re: Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

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Post by christiangenco »

golly_ned wrote: post #2

Dropping a product recommendation -- my favorite spaced repetition + notetaking + learning app: https://www.remnote.com/ I'm not affiliated, just a big booster. For those familiar with Anki it follows the same conventions. It has an excellent system for managing cards. Adding cards is as easy as writing a bullet point: [front of card] == [back of card]. They got the ergonomics right and clearly know the space very we…

I'm a big fan of Mochi[1] (also unaffiliated) after getting frustrated with the clunkiness of Anki.

Mochi has great native apps on macOS and iOS (and maybe more?), the cards are formatted in markdown so I can generate them with LLMs with a custom system prompt, and I just found out today they have an API so I might try my hand at getting an LLM to push new cards on its own via. an MCP server.

1. https://mochi.cards/

Re: Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

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Post by [deleted] »

theappsecguy wrote: post #9
golly_ned wrote: post #2

Dropping a product recommendation -- my favorite spaced repetition + notetaking + learning app: https://www.remnote.com/ I'm not affiliated, just a big booster. For those familiar with Anki it follows the same conventions. It has an excellent system for managing cards. Adding cards is as easy as writing a bullet point: [front of card] == [back of card]. They got the ergonomics right and clearly know the space very we…

Insanely expensive. 18$ usd per month?? I’m going to guess it’s also an Electron monstrosity

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Re: Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

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Post by vjk800 »

I've tried spaced repetition systems several times. The problem that I always discover is that I don't really have stuff that's worth memorizing. Things that are actually important I remember without trying and for the rest of the things, doing daily card reviews starts to feel like a pointless chore after a while.

Re: Spaced repetition memory system (2024)

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Post by bizzleDawg »

vjk800 wrote: post #19

I've tried spaced repetition systems several times. The problem that I always discover is that I don't really have stuff that's worth memorizing. Things that are actually important I remember without trying and for the rest of the things, doing daily card reviews starts to feel like a pointless chore after a while.

I'm in a similar position of never having found a use where memorising lots of facts would be useful. The main use I keep seeing is vocabulary building when learning a language. I'm sure people are using the system for learning other stuff too though?

Seeing this did make me wonder how I might be able to get better at memorising important parts of iso/iec standards at work, but I can't see how that maps to flashcards

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