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Can you please expand on that. Is'nt Anki one of the most popular tools for using spaced repitition? By meaning spaced repetition is easier do you mean to refer

Can you please expand on that. Is'nt Anki one of the most popular tools for using spaced repitition? By meaning spaced repetition is easier do you mean to refer to some other tools which makes it easy to implement and use?

watwut 3y ago
If you reread chapters of a book in intervals, you are doing spaced repetition. If you return back to previous topic in math and do exercises again, you do spaced repetition. Flashcard are just easy to implement application of it. Yes among flashcards, anki is the most popular. But naive use of it leads to a lot of pain and tons of problems, you have to learn how to use anki.
- blackbear_ 3y ago
  Do you have any resources for learning how to use Anki? I use the default settings and I find them okay
  - michaelcampbell 3y ago
    /r/anki on reddit is actually pretty good. Default settings are ok although I'd say 2 things that are counter to some common advice there: * Actually use all 4 ratings buttons, and come up with a scheme for when. For me it was 1: missed it, 2: had to guess, but guessed right, 3: got it, 4: got it without even reading the entire prompt * If you're insistent on the (IMO bad advice) "only use 1 and 3 keys" thing, install the "Straight Rewards" plugin. Without it, all your ease factors will decay to their lowest level (130% by default) since '1' lowers it, but '3' does not raise it, so it can only go down. With "Straight Rewards", it'll up the ease factor for you gently as you rate a card '3' enough times in a row. Alternately, install the FSRS4Anki plugin. It's more work, but is a more dynamic scheduler. Requires the V3 Anki scheduler being enabled, and one of the more later versions. Do some reading on this before you try it; you can always go back, but it's not been proven yet to be substantially better than SM2.
- davty 3y ago
  I think it is pretty well established that simply re-reading can trick you into thinking that you know the material (via recognition) instead of actually remembering/understanding.
bavell 3y ago
Listening to your favorite new song everyday for a week is spaced repetition and very enjoyable, no pain whatsoever. You'll quickly learn the nuances of the song that you didn't pick up in your first few listens. Also a great way to memorize lyrics.
- eimrine 3y ago
  This relates to learning as much as watching some coding streams on Twitch to an actual coding.
  - germinalphrase 3y ago
    That’s a value judgement which has nothing do to with whether or not listening to a song repeatedly counts as spaced repetition.
    - eimrine 3y ago
      Being exposed to a song does not really counts as learning, but another thing is an analysis of chords, lyrics, post-procession effects, rhythm. Intention to repeat that in their own creative project is a judge.
      - TuringTourist 3y ago
        If I have gained the ability to recite the lyrics of a song after being "exposed" to it for some time, it seems that I have indeed learned something.
        eimrine 3y ago
        In some genres, such as opera or modern pop songs like "pumped up kicks" or rap with some well-hidden links, or just a song containing some foreign language - this approach is so hard that if you want to learn you just download the lyrics and just read with no distortion of sense.
        3y ago

watwut 3y ago

If you reread chapters of a book in intervals, you are doing spaced repetition. If you return back to previous topic in math and do exercises again, you do spaced repetition. Flashcard are just easy to implement application of it. Yes among flashcards, anki is the most popular. But naive use of it leads to a lot of pain and tons of problems, you have to learn how to use anki.

blackbear_ 3y ago
Do you have any resources for learning how to use Anki? I use the default settings and I find them okay
- michaelcampbell 3y ago
  /r/anki on reddit is actually pretty good. Default settings are ok although I'd say 2 things that are counter to some common advice there: * Actually use all 4 ratings buttons, and come up with a scheme for when. For me it was 1: missed it, 2: had to guess, but guessed right, 3: got it, 4: got it without even reading the entire prompt * If you're insistent on the (IMO bad advice) "only use 1 and 3 keys" thing, install the "Straight Rewards" plugin. Without it, all your ease factors will decay to their lowest level (130% by default) since '1' lowers it, but '3' does not raise it, so it can only go down. With "Straight Rewards", it'll up the ease factor for you gently as you rate a card '3' enough times in a row. Alternately, install the FSRS4Anki plugin. It's more work, but is a more dynamic scheduler. Requires the V3 Anki scheduler being enabled, and one of the more later versions. Do some reading on this before you try it; you can always go back, but it's not been proven yet to be substantially better than SM2.
davty 3y ago
I think it is pretty well established that simply re-reading can trick you into thinking that you know the material (via recognition) instead of actually remembering/understanding.

bavell 3y ago

Listening to your favorite new song everyday for a week is spaced repetition and very enjoyable, no pain whatsoever. You'll quickly learn the nuances of the song that you didn't pick up in your first few listens. Also a great way to memorize lyrics.

eimrine 3y ago
This relates to learning as much as watching some coding streams on Twitch to an actual coding.
- germinalphrase 3y ago
  That’s a value judgement which has nothing do to with whether or not listening to a song repeatedly counts as spaced repetition.
  - eimrine 3y ago
    Being exposed to a song does not really counts as learning, but another thing is an analysis of chords, lyrics, post-procession effects, rhythm. Intention to repeat that in their own creative project is a judge.
    - TuringTourist 3y ago
      If I have gained the ability to recite the lyrics of a song after being "exposed" to it for some time, it seems that I have indeed learned something.
      - eimrine 3y ago
        In some genres, such as opera or modern pop songs like "pumped up kicks" or rap with some well-hidden links, or just a song containing some foreign language - this approach is so hard that if you want to learn you just download the lyrics and just read with no distortion of sense.
      - 3y ago