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It took me several attempts to ascend the learning curve of Anki, but once I did, it changed my life. Anki Essentials by Alex Vermeer [0] was the introduction
by hoodwink 8y ago
It took me several attempts to ascend the learning curve of Anki, but once I did, it changed my life. Anki Essentials by Alex Vermeer [0] was the introduction that got me over the hump.
Now I use Anki almost daily for learning programming, math, vocabulary, and retaining books I've read.
On books, I originally wrote a script that scraped the Kindle highlights page and converted them into a file that could be imported into Anki. I'd Cloze delete passages and review maybe 20 a day. That practice was so beneficial that I've since started developing it into a standalone product called Readwise. [1]
Readwise doesn't yet incorporate hardcore spaced repetition and active recall principles, but it will soon.
[0] https://alexvermeer.com/anki-essentials/ https://alexvermeer.com/anki-essentials/
[1] https://readwise.io https://readwise.io
- QuixoticQuibit 8y agoReadwise seems very useful to me since I already use Instapaper. Since you're here, I was hoping to ask some questions: 1. Have you considered some way to add Instapaper-like parsing and highlighting into your service? It isn't cheap paying for two subscriptions with Instapaper reverting back to a $30/year subscription for my internet highlighting/notes plus your subscription. 2. From the website, it seems like you already have spaced repetition. What are you hoping to add? 3. What spacing repetition algorithm are you using? SM?
- j_chodorowicz 8y agoThats awesome! Have you considered Diigo integration?