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Andy Matuschak

@andy_matuschak

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May 7, 2021

It's striking how rapidly I can generate a large number of spaced repetition prompts using clozes when writing prose notes like https://notes.andymatuschak.org/The_cognitive_revolution…. I notice that I have to write carefully (eg to avoid "giving away" deletions), and the prompts are lower-quality. But fast!

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Andy Matuschak

@andy_matuschak

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May 7, 2021

Related: a nice shorthand for easily writing "two-sided" prompts in natural language:

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João Eira

@joaoeira

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May 8, 2021

Anki allows you to write hints that show in clozes, e.g. if you write "The {{c1::hippocampus::part of brain}} looks much like a seahorse}}" Anki shows "The [part of brain] looks much like a seahorse" which helps with some of the downsides of clozes.

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João Eira

@joaoeira

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May 8, 2021

Also, amygdala is Latin for almond and indeed it looks like one. Goes well with the hippocampal seahorse ;)

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Andy Matuschak

@andy_matuschak

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@joaoeira

Yes! I'd like to add that kind of support too.

3:23 PM · May 8, 2021·TweetDeck