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What is the best counter-argument against spaced-repetition? Why does this fail in practice?

The Spacing Effect: How to Improve Learning and Maximize Retention - Farnam Street

We are not taught how to learn in school, we are taught how to pass tests. The spacing effect is a far more effective way to learn and retain information that works with our brain instead of against...

Cedric Chin

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The summary of the SRS literature over at gwern.net/Spaced-repetit gives a particularly strong (and empirically proven) one: SRS does NOT feel rewarding (and does not feel like it gives positive results) and so the vast majority of people give up after some time.

4:35 PM · Jun 19, 2020TweetDeck

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This is exactly right. SRS works, and it works better than anything else. But it *feels* wrong. This $ will go to the person that successfully merges the addictive stuff we already have (social media, games) with SRS.

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Memrise is doing it to an extent.

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