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Ask HN: How do you use Anki?
I just recently installed Anki in hopes of using it to organize and keep knowledge fresh in my mind. There seems to be a few different ways it could be used. How do you use it and what are your best tips and tricks?
- mandmandam 5y agoStep 1: Install it first thing on all new machines Step 2: Copy your decks over Step 3: Go through them for five minutes Step 4: Never open the app on that device again. ... While that's a fairly honest assessment of my Anki use, I'd advise that the process of making your own decks, and/or adding in your own mnemonics is very powerful. If you don't know the loci method, I strongly suggest you add that to your repertoire of memory techniques. Ditto with the peg system, which you can actually download / make an Anki deck for.
- tmaly 5y agoI am curious, why did you never open the app again? I am a little familiar with memory palaces, and I have used the peg system many years ago. Maybe Anki is not the exact tool I need. I am mainly looking for a way to organize knowledge. If I take a lot of notes, they rarely get re-read. I would like a system where I get at something when I need it.
- mandmandam 5y agoAh .. That sounds like you're looking for Zettelkasten, or maybe a tab-folding bullet app. Roam and Obsidian seem to be the favourite options for people who don't use their own Emacs style solution. This is a verrry popular topic on HN the last while; searching for the above keywords should get you some interesting previous discussions. Here are a couple conversations I have handy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25802277 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25802277 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27649667 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27649667 ... And, I don't open Anki very often because it worked. I memorised and internalised enough of the things I wanted to remember. As soon as I need to use it again, I will.
- tmaly 5y agoZettelkasten sounds very interesting. This might be what I am looking for. Thank you!