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> The real failure mode is much more mundane: People give up. The other major failure mode is similarly boring: sometimes it's just not useful to blindly memor
by naniwaduni 3y ago
> The real failure mode is much more mundane: People give up.
The other major failure mode is similarly boring: sometimes it's just not useful to blindly memorize things. The exact problem that spaced repetition solves is pretty niche, and while it can be "close enough" to be beneficial in adjacent endeavors, it's also extremely subject to Goodharting. The more hardcore you go into optimizing your SRS procedure, the likelier it gets that the metrics you're optimizing for depart from your actual goal.
- jamager 3y ago> sometimes it's just not useful to blindly memorize things Specially for language: https://thehardway.guide/srs https://thehardway.guide/srs (own content)
- rinvi 3y agoI’ve been looking for this specific website for almost 2+ months after vaguely remembering it. I figured I’d just hope to run across it while sifting through hackernews. Thanks so much lol