Whether to Use Anki or SuperMemo

Post by hnous927 » Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 1:39 PM UTC

the_clarence wrote: post #17

chongli wrote: post #11

I'm really skeptical of these sorts of memorization systems, not because I think they don't work (I think they do), but because I see it as a brain "hack" that goes against the grain. What do I mean by this? I think of our memories as a kind of most-frequently-used (MFU) cache. We remember best when we use the information all the time. So when we use this sort of spaced repetition we're trying to artificially "warm u…

Have you ever learned a language in your 20s? If so, how good are you? How long did it take you? I personally have tried to learn many languages in my 20s. I’ve became good at figuring out what are the shortcuts to kickstart learning. The best one I found is to learn as many words as possible + simple grammar + useful verbs. If you have the time learn hundreds per day with memory tricks. Once you know enough start tr…

Post by hnous927 » Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 2:00 PM UTC

bayesian_horse wrote: post #35

Spaced repetition is misunderstood. The original idea was to decrease the amount of time needed for long term memorization, over a different approach, like sequential or purely random repetition. However, many people now compare SRS over no repetition at all. One big problem of SRS is that it gets unwieldy with larger chunks of information. SRS is good for vocabulary, bad for medical texts. The much bigger problem is…

Post by hnous927 » Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 2:05 PM UTC

anotheryou wrote: post #53

Is SuperMemo free (unless you book pre-set vocab sets)? And is there an export function to avoid vendor lock-in? (Don't want to tempt my luck and waste my time scripting or writing a GDPR request) and are we talking about https://super-memo.com/ or https://www.supermemo.com/ ?

Post by keiferski » Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 3:57 PM UTC

hnous927 wrote: post #70

keiferski wrote: post #2

The fundamental flaw in the author's argument for using SuperMemo is that there is a ton of value in manually creating the decks yourself. When you write out an item in pencil on paper, then copy it to Anki and create a card, you're creating a memory and physical association with the creation of that card. When you just cloze pre-made selections of reading material, you're skipping this entire process. This is the sa…

I’m OP. Thank you for the feedback! Yes, I think decks have to be personalized. But I don't agree the argument that "writing out in pencil then transferring back to a Spaced Repetition Software" is better than "pre-made selections of reading material". For Incremental Reading, you have to select the important parts; there's no pre-made selection. It's just like highlighting; the material isn't pre-highlighted. I thin…

Post by deepprocess » Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 6:19 PM UTC

innocentoldguy wrote: post #56

deepprocess wrote: post #40

Been using Anki for a couple of years to learn Spanish. Was "ok". I now use Anki to learn Spanish but now I add imagery (also known as a mnemonic). Our minds don't remember text too well - but coupled with imagery they do. To boot, Anki supports audio files to even further ingrain the memory if you have the time to create the cards. If you're super imaginative, like the Russian Mnemonist Solomon Shereshevsky, (articl…

I use Anki to learn Japanese vocabulary. I have found it much more useful when I use Kanji vs. Romanization. I see Kanji differently than I do Romanization and I wonder if there isn’t a picture quality to it that gets lost when I Romanize the words?