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One thing I love about my reMarkable tablet is that I get all the benefits of manual handwriting and sketches, enhanced by and combined with digital flexibility (copy/paste, resize, undo/redo, tags/metadata, search, retrieval, PKB integ and interop, etc).
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> My point was more that if you’re trying to decide which method is better for remembering something (handwriting vs. digital), the introduction of a spaced repetition system (either software like Anki or a Leitner box for handwritten notes) will outcompete either one that is used alone. The study in question compared three groups (pen & paper note taking, smartphone and tablet) on information retrieval and note taki…
Because the original link submission title was more about memory and writing vs. typing. And so I was commenting on the topic of memory as a whole. Judging by the other comments, most people had the same interpretation.
You specifically said that the study was lacking a fourth group (spaced repetition software.)
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One hour isn't really short-term memory, at least not in the usual sense, and short-term memory is definitely needed to form long-term memories. Spaced repetition is an entirely different dimension. It doesn't fit between the three mentioned modes. You don't get spaced repetition when e.g. attending class or reading a chapter. Instead, you make notes. That's what this study is for, and anything else is a distraction.
My point was more that if you’re trying to decide which method is better for remembering something (handwriting vs. digital), the introduction of a spaced repetition system (either software like Anki or a Leitner box for handwritten notes) will outcompete either one that is used alone. In other words, if your goal is to go fast: a bicycle will outcompete a tricycle. But adding a motor to either will be an order of ma…
The implicitions of this study are limited, as usual.
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Because the original link submission title was more about memory and writing vs. typing. And so I was commenting on the topic of memory as a whole. Judging by the other comments, most people had the same interpretation.
> I was commenting on the topic of memory as a whole You specifically said that the study was lacking a fourth group (spaced repetition software.)
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SRS = spaced repetition software.
A shoutout to SuperMemo here - one of the oldest SRS out there. Their first version was on Amiga, if I remember correctly, and the newest ones support iOS, use LLMs and all the other tech :)
One thing I love about my reMarkable tablet is that I get all the benefits of manual handwriting and sketches, enhanced by and combined with digital flexibility (copy/paste, resize, undo/redo, tags/metadata, search, retrieval, PKB integ and interop, etc).
Interesting. How is the integration of the reMarkable into other ecosystems? Can notes be converted to text and used elsewhere easily? (e.g. Nextcloud or Markdown docs)?
Check out awesome-remarkable. I’m sure there’s a way to get next cloud syncing working
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I don't understand your simile. The limitations of a bicycle are infrastructure: bicycles can go a lot of places very efficiently, but rugged mountain terrain without trails (precisely the place condors thrive) would be difficult to traverse. (this is totally off topic but now i am curious about the energy efficiency of condor flight vs bicycle travel in ideal conditions) i find SRS very useful. but i personally thin…
It was just an example used by Steve Jobs to show how computers could enhance human capabilities. Also, using a SRS in conjunction with a memory palace can solve a lot of the reference issues you’re describing.
Anyone here did see an improvement in memory retrieval after switching from taking notes by typing on their computer to taking notes on something like Remarkable?
not sure why you'd blanket compare 'all digital input' to all paper. surely the UX matters.
like is this some cursed psych study calendar app that integrates with electrodes