I've been aware of Anki for a long time, but since I wasn't studying foreign languages, it really wasn't on my radar. Several months ago I saw an article about

I've been aware of Anki for a long time, but since I wasn't studying foreign languages, it really wasn't on my radar. Several months ago I saw an article about using it for more academic purposes, and I've taken it up. Lots of good advice, but my one additional tip: new cards I make are cloze by default. It's basically just Front + Back on steroids.