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Andy Matuschak
@andy_matuschak
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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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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Andy Matuschak
@andy_matuschak
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Ever since encoding a bunch of notes from Enlightenment Now, my review sessions are a sprinkling of hope, e.g. "In the last two centuries, global extreme poverty rate has tanked from ___% to ___%, with almost half occurring in the last ___ years." (90%, 10%, 35 years)
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Domenic Denicola
@domenic
I also have a volume problem. After doing my kanji Anki deck (which I'm currently trying to drive below 150 reviews/day = ~40 minutes by not adding new kanji for a while) I'm too pooped to do vocab. Let alone the sort of neat stuff Andy's talking about.
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Stian Håklev
@houshuang
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Just came across this old tweet - this is very different from how I have been thinking about cards, but interesting! Wonder what the other side of the cards look like - I guess they could be links back to original material (because if you can't apply the lens of utilitarianism...
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Stian Håklev
@houshuang
to a recent card, quickly looking won't help you). So reviewing would take much longer, on the other hand, I can totally see how reviewing/applying these skills after learning them would keep them fresh much longer (and usable!).
univ_explainer
@univ_explainer
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How long on average do you spend per review of a card that isn't in the "Remember" category? I usually end up deleting cards that take longer than 10 seconds to answer. Now I'm thinking my problem is that those cards aren't open-ended enough, so repeating them feels monotonous.
Can Sar
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These are fascinating! Is this still an active practice that you do? Interspersed with more standard prompts or as a separate deck/practice? This gives me a whole bunch of ideas for programmed attention & self coaching / study.
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