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Because last time I used it (Anki), the app didn't allow you to "pause" your learning. It happened to me a couple times that I missed a week for some reason (us
by probably_wrong 7y ago
Because last time I used it (Anki), the app didn't allow you to "pause" your learning. It happened to me a couple times that I missed a week for some reason (usually a deadline), and when I came back to my deck I had hundreds of well-known cards to catch up to.
This created a vicious cycle: my commute was no longer enough to review so many card, I kept falling behind, and the pile just kept getting bigger. I started dreading opening the app more and more, until I officially gave up and deleted everything.
- zozbot234 7y ago"Cards to catch up to" is just "cards Anki predicts you're in danger of forgetting". As long as you can recall a reasonable % of the cards you're reviewing, you aren't "falling behind" at all! Indeed, Anki will give you "extra credit" for recalling a card that you didn't review on schedule, so the "catch up" process is a lot more effective than it appears st first glance.