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🎉 New essay: andymatuschak.org/prompts This essay catalogues techniques and mental models for writing good spaced repetition prompts—not just to remember stuff but as a method for creating understanding.

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How to write good prompts

Using spaced repetition to create understanding

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Jan 25, 2021

something that caught my attention with the mnemonic essay format and some review with Orbit is the difficulty in remembering prompts that aren't written in *my* voice. little differences in phrasing and vocabulary help things stick out but hinder them sticking in my mind.

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Yes, this seems to be a real problem, particularly for non-technical material! I think I'll try introducing an edit button to see if that helps. It'll generate interesting feedback for the author too…

4:19 AM · Jan 25, 2021Twitter Web App