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I also use it daily but I'm a bit worried I won't concentrate as much if I have unlimited hearts, have you noticed any decline in recall? But yes, the ads are s

I also use it daily but I'm a bit worried I won't concentrate as much if I have unlimited hearts, have you noticed any decline in recall? But yes, the ads are super annoying... especially the same one to upgrade Duolingo puts in every time!

gopalv 4y ago
> I'm a bit worried I won't concentrate as much if I have unlimited hearts, have you noticed any decline in recall? I did a trial and I noticed I spend more time with the App when I had unlimited hearts, so I got through more lessons a day. Less attention to a single question, but a lot more time spent on the app. And that when it comes to actual recall, the mistakes don't count when it comes to learning. I don't really learn by recalling information, I learn by having stuff shoved into my brain with Spaced repetition. The unlimited hearts thing fed the repetition cycle a lot more.
lvass 4y ago
I haven't even noticed ads using uBO.
- tylorr 4y ago
  They're a lot more intrusive on the mobile app
  - atlasunshrugged 4y ago
    Yes, should have added more detail, I was talking specifically about my experience on the mobile app
    - lsllc 4y ago
      ditto
  - uneekname 4y ago
    I've had success blocking the ads using a pi-hole. You still see ads for Duolingo Super and other in-house offerings, but the obnoxious video ads go away.
lsllc 4y ago
I haven't, but I got sick of the ads pretty quickly and have been signed up for super for most of my ~10 month streak. I try to spend 10-20 mins a day on it (learning Spanish) and actually do a lot of the "review" lessons which are good at drilling words. I am often surprised by my recall at phrases that I haven't seen in a while -- pretty sure they use the spaced repetition type algorithms. My challenges now aren't so much on vocab/recall, but on verb conjugation and sentence construction / structure. I kind of know what to say but have trouble putting it together. What I need to do is practice more actually speaking Spanish and interacting with Spanish speakers -- I had planned to spend a few months living somewhere in Hispanic America, but the 3 day-a-week RTO at my job has trashed that. I'll probably just have to settle for Skype-based chats/lessons.
- dbtc 4y ago
  Depending on where you live, there may be hispanohablantes nearby too
goldcd 4y ago
Just starting my second paid year - I didn't put up with the adverts for long. Works far better for me without the hearts. Less time staring at sentences trying to make them perfect - more quick failing, learning why, iterating and drilling it into my head. Also much more likely to spend longer in the app, maybe a couple of times a week.
- bluGill 4y ago
  After a few months of Duolingo you should move onto comprehensible input for learning. Your Duolingo subscription is holding you back
  - EvanKelly 4y ago
    That's a new term for me, but after researching it, it makes sense. What are your preferred sources of comprehensible input. After a few months on Duolingo I still find TV shows to mostly not be comprehensible, so not productive.
    - bluGill 4y ago
      Dreaming Spanish is well reported for Spanish learners. For other languages it is harder to find something.
  - perfmode 4y ago
    what’s comprehensible input? (ah. googled. makes sense. )
  - goldcd 4y ago
    You're over-estimating my intellect... I do occasionally get through some french youtube with subs and I'm getting better at roughly following - I'm not just relying on Duo. (I also have a grammar book to hand as well)
llbeansandrice 4y ago
I think any serious user should be using unlimited hearts. You learn by making mistakes.
- larkost 4y ago
  I have found that it works better for me not have unlimited hearts. I make my mistakes, and in I am not ready on a level then I have to repeat it. And either way I then do practice rounds to fill my hearts back up to full (I try to always leave the app with full hearts). In the times I have had SuperDuolingo for free Have been annoyed that I can just keep plowing through mistakes (really: lack of knowledge), and don't have to really learn things before moving on with them... I just have to guess right once for each question. But I do agree that DuoLingo is all about learning by making mistakes. I wish they had a bit more focused teaching for grammar, at least it would help me with the Hungarian. For a few items I have had to go outside the app for lessons on what I am just not getting by repetition.
- dazc 4y ago
  You learn by making mistakes. Amen

gopalv 4y ago

> I'm a bit worried I won't concentrate as much if I have unlimited hearts, have you noticed any decline in recall? I did a trial and I noticed I spend more time with the App when I had unlimited hearts, so I got through more lessons a day. Less attention to a single question, but a lot more time spent on the app. And that when it comes to actual recall, the mistakes don't count when it comes to learning. I don't really learn by recalling information, I learn by having stuff shoved into my brain with Spaced repetition. The unlimited hearts thing fed the repetition cycle a lot more.

lvass 4y ago

I haven't even noticed ads using uBO.

tylorr 4y ago
They're a lot more intrusive on the mobile app
- atlasunshrugged 4y ago
  Yes, should have added more detail, I was talking specifically about my experience on the mobile app
  - lsllc 4y ago
    ditto
- uneekname 4y ago
  I've had success blocking the ads using a pi-hole. You still see ads for Duolingo Super and other in-house offerings, but the obnoxious video ads go away.

lsllc 4y ago

I haven't, but I got sick of the ads pretty quickly and have been signed up for super for most of my ~10 month streak. I try to spend 10-20 mins a day on it (learning Spanish) and actually do a lot of the "review" lessons which are good at drilling words. I am often surprised by my recall at phrases that I haven't seen in a while -- pretty sure they use the spaced repetition type algorithms. My challenges now aren't so much on vocab/recall, but on verb conjugation and sentence construction / structure. I kind of know what to say but have trouble putting it together. What I need to do is practice more actually speaking Spanish and interacting with Spanish speakers -- I had planned to spend a few months living somewhere in Hispanic America, but the 3 day-a-week RTO at my job has trashed that. I'll probably just have to settle for Skype-based chats/lessons.

dbtc 4y ago
Depending on where you live, there may be hispanohablantes nearby too

goldcd 4y ago

Just starting my second paid year - I didn't put up with the adverts for long. Works far better for me without the hearts. Less time staring at sentences trying to make them perfect - more quick failing, learning why, iterating and drilling it into my head. Also much more likely to spend longer in the app, maybe a couple of times a week.

bluGill 4y ago
After a few months of Duolingo you should move onto comprehensible input for learning. Your Duolingo subscription is holding you back
- EvanKelly 4y ago
  That's a new term for me, but after researching it, it makes sense. What are your preferred sources of comprehensible input. After a few months on Duolingo I still find TV shows to mostly not be comprehensible, so not productive.
  - bluGill 4y ago
    Dreaming Spanish is well reported for Spanish learners. For other languages it is harder to find something.
- perfmode 4y ago
  what’s comprehensible input? (ah. googled. makes sense. )
- goldcd 4y ago
  You're over-estimating my intellect... I do occasionally get through some french youtube with subs and I'm getting better at roughly following - I'm not just relying on Duo. (I also have a grammar book to hand as well)

llbeansandrice 4y ago

I think any serious user should be using unlimited hearts. You learn by making mistakes.

larkost 4y ago
I have found that it works better for me not have unlimited hearts. I make my mistakes, and in I am not ready on a level then I have to repeat it. And either way I then do practice rounds to fill my hearts back up to full (I try to always leave the app with full hearts). In the times I have had SuperDuolingo for free Have been annoyed that I can just keep plowing through mistakes (really: lack of knowledge), and don't have to really learn things before moving on with them... I just have to guess right once for each question. But I do agree that DuoLingo is all about learning by making mistakes. I wish they had a bit more focused teaching for grammar, at least it would help me with the Hungarian. For a few items I have had to go outside the app for lessons on what I am just not getting by repetition.
dazc 4y ago
You learn by making mistakes. Amen