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Really recommend this thread. Using spaced repetition to help encode knowledge rather than facts (all I thought it was good for) has profoundly changed the way I learn; grateful to Michael for the intro. This quote is one huge consequence: the feeling of lazy certitude is wild!

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@michael_nielsen

· Jan 28, 2018

The single biggest change is that memory is no longer a haphazard event, to be left to chance. Rather, I can guarantee I will remember something, with minimal effort: it makes memory a _choice_.

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Kevin Hall

@ijkijKevin

Jan 29, 2018

Andy, may I ask, why doesn’t Khan Academy have something like this for students learning its content? It is extraordinarily powerful stuff, but it’s quite different from occasional mastery challenges with no prompt to revisit forgotten material.

Andy Matuschak

@andy_matuschak

Jan 29, 2018

Limited resources, essentially. We’re big for an edu non profit but still quite small in the scheme of product development. Hopefully someday.

Bummer.

Andy, would it be possible for KA to just buy Quizlet? I know you bought Duck Duck Moose. Just a thought, no need to reply. And I know you’re not in charge of that decision.