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An Opinionated Guide to Using Anki Correctly — LessWrong

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I can't count how many times I've heard variations on "I used Anki too for a while, but I got out of the habit." No one ever sticks with Anki. In my opinion, this is because no one knows how to use it correctly. In this guide, I will lay out my method of circumventing the canonical Anki death spiral, plus much advice for avoiding memorization mistakes, increasing retention, and more, based on my five years' experience using Anki. If you only have limited time/interest, only read Part I; it's most of the value of this guide! I cannot emphasize enough how often I've met people who want to use Anki in principle, but don't seem to be able to create a long-term habit. (This was also me for most of my five years on-and-off using it.) No one ever sticks with Anki. I believe I know the two reasons for this: Solving these two problems is probably 90% of the value of this guide. Let's get into it. People usually enthusiastically start by revising like 50+ new cards in a day. Then the enthusiasm

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