Difference between revisions of "List of experiments with Anki"
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| − | | Writing down answers on a piece of paper || || | + | | Writing down answers on a piece of paper || For certain cards like kanji or math formulas, write down the answer on a piece of paper and then compare with the back side, rather than mentally trying to diff what you thought with what's on the back side. || I like doing this and continue to do it. It allows your cards to be slightly [[Big card|bigger]] than would be otherwise, which I think is a good thing. If I don't have a piece of paper, I can always bury the card. |
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| circling things on paper to flag things that need to be fixed || [https://github.com/riceissa/issarice.com/blob/master/drafts/spaced-repetition.md#flagging-things-to-fix-during-review] || | | circling things on paper to flag things that need to be fixed || [https://github.com/riceissa/issarice.com/blob/master/drafts/spaced-repetition.md#flagging-things-to-fix-during-review] || | ||
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| Linked list to remember lists (e.g. [[linked list proof card]]) || e.g. to memorize A, B, C, you have the cards (blank)->A, A->B, then B->C, and maybe also a card that asks the length of the list. || | | Linked list to remember lists (e.g. [[linked list proof card]]) || e.g. to memorize A, B, C, you have the cards (blank)->A, A->B, then B->C, and maybe also a card that asks the length of the list. || | ||
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| − | | Cumulative prompts to remember lists || e.g. to memorize A, B, C, you have the cards (blank)->A, A->B, (A,B)->C. | + | | Cumulative prompts to remember lists || e.g. to memorize A, B, C, you have the cards (blank)->A, A->B, (A,B)->C. || I didn't end up liking this style of card for proofs in math, but I know some people who do it extensively (e.g. [[Paul Raymond-Robichaud]]). |
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| [[Central node trick for remembering equivalent properties]] || | | [[Central node trick for remembering equivalent properties]] || | ||
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| − | | Full proof | + | | [[Permutation trick]] || || |
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| + | | Full [[proof card]]s || The front side is a theorem statement or exercise description, and the back side is the full proof or exercise solution. || | ||
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| [[Incremental reading in Anki|Poor man's incremental reading]] || || | | [[Incremental reading in Anki|Poor man's incremental reading]] || || | ||
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| mixing in reviews during the day rather than doing all reviews at night || || still haven't really tried this; I do my reviews before going to sleep | | mixing in reviews during the day rather than doing all reviews at night || || still haven't really tried this; I do my reviews before going to sleep | ||
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| − | | entering in cards for some definitions/theorems in a single card, and for some as multiple cards, and seeing which are more fun to review/result in remembering things better || || | + | | entering in cards for some definitions/theorems in a single card, and for some as multiple cards, and seeing which are more fun to review/result in remembering things better || || i now think it's best to have both; the holistic ones can go in the proofs deck with other [[big card]]s while the smaller cards can be kept in normal decks |
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| [[One-sentence summary card]] || | | [[One-sentence summary card]] || | ||
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* [[Iteration cadence for spaced repetition experiments]] | * [[Iteration cadence for spaced repetition experiments]] | ||
| + | * [[Spaced repetition allows graceful deprecation of experiments]] | ||
| + | * [[Anki deck philosophy]] | ||
[[Category:Spaced repetition]] | [[Category:Spaced repetition]] | ||
[[Category:Anki]] | [[Category:Anki]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:46, 16 July 2021
On this page, I want to keep a list of experiments that I have tried or am currently trying with Anki. These experiments aren't formal (I don't do any rigorous data collection or blinding or randomizing or anything like that); instead, they're just ideas I have or read about and decided was worth trying for a while to see whether it worked.
| Name | Description | Result |
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| Writing down answers on a piece of paper | For certain cards like kanji or math formulas, write down the answer on a piece of paper and then compare with the back side, rather than mentally trying to diff what you thought with what's on the back side. | I like doing this and continue to do it. It allows your cards to be slightly bigger than would be otherwise, which I think is a good thing. If I don't have a piece of paper, I can always bury the card. |
| circling things on paper to flag things that need to be fixed | [1] | |
| Linked list to remember lists (e.g. linked list proof card) | e.g. to memorize A, B, C, you have the cards (blank)->A, A->B, then B->C, and maybe also a card that asks the length of the list. | |
| Cumulative prompts to remember lists | e.g. to memorize A, B, C, you have the cards (blank)->A, A->B, (A,B)->C. | I didn't end up liking this style of card for proofs in math, but I know some people who do it extensively (e.g. Paul Raymond-Robichaud). |
| Central node trick for remembering equivalent properties | ||
| Permutation trick | ||
| Full proof cards | The front side is a theorem statement or exercise description, and the back side is the full proof or exercise solution. | |
| Poor man's incremental reading | ||
| Adding not-fully-digested quotes or online comments | ||
| Cloze deletion for quotes/definitions | ||
| burying cards to speed up review | [2] | |
| repositioning non-cloze cards periodically so they get processed sooner | [3] | I eventually moved away from cloze cards in general. |
| Orphan cards as alarm clocks | [4] | |
| mixing in reviews during the day rather than doing all reviews at night | still haven't really tried this; I do my reviews before going to sleep | |
| entering in cards for some definitions/theorems in a single card, and for some as multiple cards, and seeing which are more fun to review/result in remembering things better | i now think it's best to have both; the holistic ones can go in the proofs deck with other big cards while the smaller cards can be kept in normal decks | |
| One-sentence summary card | ||
| Reverse side card for everything |
