Anki
Why?
| Storage | Compute | Thinking |
---|
Computer | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Human | | | ✔️ |
Because we are very weak at storing data in our brains.
A computer stores an entire dictionary in almost 10 seconds (copy/paste), but we have to spend years to only learn 5 thousand words.
Anki boosts the storage portion of our brains.
In scientific terms, Anki boosts our semantic memory.
Procedure
- Download AnkiDroid Flashcards
- Signup in ankiweb.net
- Configure Anki
- Sync
- Settings
- General settings
- AnkiWeb account
- Login (using your ankiweb.net account)
- Order
- Settings
- Reviewing
- New card position
- Select New cards before reviews
- Pace
- Long tap default deck
- Options
- New cards
- Set New cards/day to 5
- Go back
- Reviews
- Set Maximum reviews/day to 25
- Card browser
- Question
- Answer
- Sort by card modification, descending
- Only use the
Basic
card type when adding new notes
- Only have one default deck. DO NOT ADD ANOTHER DECK.
- Only input data, and memorize and review from web or from your phone. Do not mix it.
- Anything from Wikipedia should be the original casing
- Anything other than Wikipedia should be changed to lowercase