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Spaced repetition can do more than just help you memorize things. As

’s bot periodically retweets each tweet he’s liked, I sometimes see my own. It reminds me of a point or joke I’ve made, and I get to reminisce about a positive social experience. 😊

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@andysrsbot

· Sep 18, 2020

(2) twitter.com/andy_matuschak

Carlos De la Guardia

@dela3499

Sep 18, 2020

It’s almost a social hack! 😉 5 likes for the price of one. You get more social mileage from each like. At any rate, spaced repetition (and the more general idea of programmable attention) seem ripe for exploration.

Carlos De la Guardia

@dela3499

Sep 18, 2020

Another example is Facebook and Apple reminding you of a taking a photo or befriending someone a year ago.

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for making the bot! It’s growing on me…)

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Nice. Incidentally, a likebot seems very close in spirit to a gratitude journal. Both are for intentionally bringing positive things to mind. Most of the discussion around spaced repetition is quite utilitarian, but perhaps its killer app is *emotional*.