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Any tips for using anki?

• bloodorange 6y ago
  I'd suggest spending the time needed to read through the documentation they have. It's not a lot of reading and it helps you understand how it works, what choices it makes and subsequently, it is easier to figure out for yourself how you want to use it. https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/manual20.html https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/manual20.html
• keiferski 6y ago
  Sure! 1. Use Cloze cards, not regular ones. Much more powerful. Also learn the shortcut for applying the Cloze label to a text selection. 2. Always create your own cards. I never download premade ones. 3. Break down things into small pieces. Cards should only be a sentence or two maximum. 4. Use audio, images, and animated gifs. Especially with languages, adding audio files to the cards is a game changer. 5. Create a deck for small random things and add them occasionally. For example, I can understand the alphabets in various foreign languages because I added the letters to Anki a few years ago. 6. Try adding stuff that you wouldn’t normally consider “necessary to memorize.” For example, a daily journal entry and notes from books you’ve read. Spaced Repetition guarantees that you will remember them over time. I try to do this with every book I read.
  • pozazumi 6y ago
    Is there a way to store the database on my own server instead of the anki servers?
    • keiferski 6y ago
      If you never create an Anki web account, I don’t think your data ever hits their servers at all. The app itself is a downloadable. Unfortunately then you won’t be able to sync across devices. If you google around, I’m sure there is a solution to this problem somewhere. Now that I think of it, I suppose you could export your decks then import them manually on a separate desktop /laptop. Not sure if that would work on mobile.