"I don't like memory systems. I memorized all this useless information, and it was useless."
Uh-huh
I exaggerate, very slightly. But I get told essentially this often
In other news, books aren't best used by banging one's head against them
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Also: "Wow, I love your essays on memory systems. But I don't follow any of the advice! I use memory systems to memorize long lists of dull partially-digested facts that have no personal meaning!"
It's like using tweezers as a hammer... to hammer the roses into your garden
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Something I've missed from Anki is the ability to see facts in context. This is why I want SRS integrated into a notes app! I've started a "book notes" open source app for this but my dream is adds SRS. My take: bdewey.com/projects/grail
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I'm really interested in this direction… have been writing all my prompts this way for the last 1.5yrs. Really changes the vibe. Also—interestingly—changes the way that I write, not entirely for the better. Still understanding.
notes.andymatuschak.org/My_implementat
github.com/andymatuschak/
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Convergent evolution! We made very similar design decisions. I'd love to hear more about how this has changed your writing. I haven't noticed on my end. Also curious to try your system because I didn't think to sync straight to Anki.
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I can't articulate this well yet. A few things I've noticed:
* cloze prompts feel most "natural," but you have to contort your wording to ensure unambiguous interpretation (and avoid "giving away" answers)
* I'm much more likely to do 1:many and many:1 prompt refactors this way
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* I sometimes try to use Q/A prompts "inline", between paragraphs, as a way of capturing fine detail that "works better" as Q/A than as sentences. This feels quite uneven to read later, though.
* It "feels weird" to duplicate details in prose sections in the QA prompts.