Luise Woehlke

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https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/luise

Programs @ Institute for AI Policy and Strategy

I think a lot about epistemic modesty and the epistemics of the EA ideology.

Previously did recruiting and ops at the Centre for the Governance of AI and researched securitization of AGI in the US. Also did some research...

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Luise Woehlke

An Opinionated Guide to Using Anki Correctly

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. This guide comes in four parts, with the most important stuff in Parts I & II and more advanced tips in Parts III & IV. If you only have limited time/interest, only read Part I; it's most of the value of this guide! Roadmap to the Guide This guide's structure is inspired by how someone new to Anki might want to read it: Part I contains day 1 advice for using Anki in a way that prevents the Anki death spiral. (But it is not a general intro to Anki; I leave that to other resources.) Part II aims to save you from common mistakes, especially ones that waste effort without increasing your recall, for day 3 of using Anki. Part III dives into more detailed card design issues, including for difficult and interrelated "information thickets", for week 3 of using Anki. Part IV contains even more & obscure pro tips for Anki, for week 5 of using Anki. But Anki users of all experience levels have found this guide useful by skimming & skipping between the parts that were new/interesting to them! My Most Important Advice in Four Bullets 1. 20 cards a day — Having too many cards and staggering review buildups is the main reason why no one ever sticks with Anki. Setting your review count to 20 daily (in deck settings) is the single most important thing you can do to stick with Anki long-term. 2. Atomic cards — Studying long cards is gruelling. Studying cards with 1-5 words on the back is fun. Make every card as short as humanly possible (even 1 word!) by breaking things up into many cards. 3. No to-be-learned information in the prompt — Yo

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Luise Woehlke

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https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/luise

Programs @ Institute for AI Policy and Strategy

I think a lot about epistemic modesty and the epistemics of the EA ideology.

Previously did recruiting and ops at the Centre for the Governance of AI and researched securitization of AGI in the US. Also did some research...

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I Made a Judgment Calibration Game for Beginners (Calibrate)

I made a game that teaches beginner calibration. Have you ever wanted your brother/girlfriend/aunt/dog to make more calibrated probabilistic claims? Now you can send them Calibrate! (Or you can play it yourself.) Play now (desktop only) Semi-big catch: Calibrate was mostly made for computer science students, so non-computer science students...

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An Opinionated Guide to Using Anki Correctly

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In defence of epistemic modesty [distillation]

This is a distillation of In defence of epistemic modesty, a 2017 essay by Gregory Lewis. I hope to make the essay’s key points accessible in a quick and easy way so more people engage with them. I thank Gregory Lewis for helpful comments on an earlier version of this...

May 10, 202317

What I mean by the phrase “getting intimate with reality”

Note: This post is super-quickly written and mostly for reference. Note 2: This is not my phrase, I first heard it from Sydney von Arx. But I'm not sure if her use of the phrase is the same as mine. What I mean by the phrase “getting intimate with reality”...

Jun 21, 20227

What I mean by the phrase "taking ideas seriously"

This post is super-quickly written and mostly for reference. Setup: * precondition: agreeing with the idea. (here synonymous with holding a belief in the idea) * beliefs are intertwined. When you update one belief, you often have to update other beliefs to maintain consistency. * E.g. if you update to...

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Luise Woehlke

Luise Woehlke

Luise Woehlke

An Opinionated Guide to Using Anki Correctly

In defence of epistemic modesty [distillation]

I Made a Judgment Calibration Game for Beginners (Calibrate)

What I mean by the phrase “getting intimate with reality”

Luise Woehlke

I Made a Judgment Calibration Game for Beginners (Calibrate)

An Opinionated Guide to Using Anki Correctly

In defence of epistemic modesty [distillation]

What I mean by the phrase “getting intimate with reality”

What I mean by the phrase "taking ideas seriously"

I Made a Judgment Calibration Game for Beginners (Calibrate)

An Opinionated Guide to Using Anki Correctly

In defence of epistemic modesty [distillation]

What I mean by the phrase “getting intimate with reality”

What I mean by the phrase "taking ideas seriously"

An Opinionated Guide to Using Anki Correctly

In defence of epistemic modesty [distillation]

I Made a Judgment Calibration Game for Beginners (Calibrate)

What I mean by the phrase “getting intimate with reality”