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One tip for working with Anki: you will likely learn better - and review cards more regularly - if you write the cards yourself instead of using a preexisting deck. Going through a course / textbook -> taking notes on paper -> adding key concepts as Anki flashcards -> reviewing them daily: extremely effective Preexisting decks can work - I used one to successfully study for my Amateur Radio License - but that assumes…
Spaced repetition, especially when using tools like Anki, is effective for memorizing facts. However, memorization represents the most basic level of learning objectives, see e.g. [1] and [2]. Are there any recommended tools for practicing more advanced levels of knowledge, such as relational analysis, synthesis, and critical evaluation? [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_taxonomy [2] https://en.m.wikipedi…
Initial deck: simple facts. More advanced decks, after simple facts are memorized: concept-based. Example: Front: Rotator cuff tear - diagnosis? Why would this make sense? Back: MRI is generally better for soft tissue; you wouldn't use a CT scan, which is much better for bone. Remember that X-rays / CTs generally work by shooting high-frequency electromagnetic radiation "X-rays" at tissue - if the tissue has dense el…
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The thing with Anki is that you cant control how much workload you have per day. Anki algorithm decides that. Say, you start by doing it little bit every day and you are fine for first three weeks. But then, Anki starts assigning you more and more repetition and that is it. If you do less one day, Anki gives you those cards the next day on top of the normal workload of that day. There is no way out. Worst, the less y…
There is a cap on how many cards will get reviewed from a deck each day. Lower it if the default cap is too high. If you're finding that you reliably do not recall some card Anki will eventually mark it as a leech. Those cards get suspended automatically after some number of lapses. That will reduce your workload because suspended cards are't part of your workload. https://docs.ankiweb.net/leeches.html
> If you keep failing that card, Anki will continue to alert you about the leech periodically. These warnings occur at half the initial leech threshold. For example, if you set the warning at 8 lapses, future warnings will happen every 4 lapses (at 12, 16, and so on).
Suspend means you never see the card again. So how could you keep failing it after it's been suspended for being a leech?
My boy is 11 now. We've used Anki with him every day since he was about 5. Examples of things he's memorized, for fun: * every country, recognized by unlabeled shape on the map * spelling * many body parts, names of bones and organs, from illustration * chemical elements, by symbol (Na, Fe, Zn, etc) * unix filesystem commands * numeracy references (km from here to Japan, earth to sun, meters from home to school) * re…
Most of these things don't require Anki. It's a tedious waste of time. > every country, recognized by unlabeled shape on the map That's a stupid thing to memorize, not to mention constantly churning due to political instability. You really need to gatekeep what you stuff into your noggin. Most educated people could recognize certain countries by shape, like Italy, Africa, USA. But every country? Come on ...
I doubt anything requires Anki; rather it's more efficient than the alternatives.
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Initial deck: simple facts. More advanced decks, after simple facts are memorized: concept-based. Example: Front: Rotator cuff tear - diagnosis? Why would this make sense? Back: MRI is generally better for soft tissue; you wouldn't use a CT scan, which is much better for bone. Remember that X-rays / CTs generally work by shooting high-frequency electromagnetic radiation "X-rays" at tissue - if the tissue has dense el…
Do doctors keep this much in their heads? I would have this in a notes system that I could recover by searching for "rotator cuff" during the appointment. I know I'd never remember it all, but maybe with Anki I would.
Front: Computer noise: top differential diagnosis? How dos this make sense?
Back: Check the fans for dust. Plastic...static electricity...etc
The point is that it's not necessary to review individual facts anymore because the concepts require their utilization, so it's just "common sense" knowledge to physicians. Of course, the knowledge from one physician to the next can vary greatly.
I've found Anki useful for focusing piano practice. Each piece of music I have worked on over the years has a few tricky bars in it. Before Anki, I was really bad at remembering which bars I was bad at in each piece, and would tend to practice the bars I already know how to play, which is pleasant to do. Today, I have one deck, which has a flashcard for each set of tricky bars from all the pieces I've worked on. Now…
No one has mentioned it yet, so I'll drop this alternative: https://mochi.cards/ Much prettier than Anki, has a simpler algorithm that doesn't require rating difficulty, and has lots of the same features. I'm a subscriber just because of the cloud sync - wish I could self-host but I'm happy to support the developer.
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That's super weird, I wonder if GP just copy-pasted it or if there's some other weird automated business going on.
Yeah sorry, I started writing the comment, then had deja vu, so I looked at my HN history, realized I'd already said it better before, and thought it was worth just pasting the previous one. Not automated.