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I have a terrible memory, and want to remember more about the little things that happen in my life, and remember the facts I come across that I find interesting
by jwomers 14y ago
I have a terrible memory, and want to remember more about the little things that happen in my life, and remember the facts I come across that I find interesting. Spaced Repetition Learning is a proven tool for improving memory, but still isn't available in a well designed simple app. (I've tried them all!). I am busy building this app as a side project. I was excited when http://memstash.co/ http://memstash.co/ launched but it doesn’t use spaced repetition, the key aspect of improving memory. There are so many fascinating things around me, and with this app I will remember everything I want to.
- peterwiese 14y agoi think this is a really good idea!!! the "reminder" could also be a question which you have to answer correctly. if you do, you won't be prompted for that specific item again for some time. if you answer incorrectly, the question will appear again soon after.
- porter 14y agoI was just looking for something like this the other day. Memstash looks like it sends you 3 text messages over a week. Are you doing longer term spaced repetition?
- jwomers 14y agoSo the basic premise is that it would vary the spacing based on how well you remembered the fact. Would start daily, then if you know it well, go weekly, then monthly etc.. The idea is that it's dynamic and mimics your memory decay. Memstash doesn't get feedback from each alert, it just shows you. There is no interaction or feedback to know how well you remembered each item which would then inform the spacing. You can read more here if interested: http://www.supermemo.com/articles/theory.htm http://www.supermemo.com/articles/theory.htm
- arepavlov 14y agoNeat idea. Neat design too, however, the "thi" in anything blends into the background pic.