Like others in the thread, I use it for foreign-language vocabulary, and this is the large majority of my cards. However, I have also found that when I'm trying

Like others in the thread, I use it for foreign-language vocabulary, and this is the large majority of my cards. However, I have also found that when I'm trying to learn a new topic or domain, making 10-20 cards for basic concepts very early on really helps me get over the initial hurdle where nothing is familiar.