This article was initially published in Superpowered Self, but after reading, and very much enjoying, TurnTrout's Lessons I've Learned from Self-Teaching I figured people would find this introduction I've written to Anki for complete beginners valuable. Where would you be in life if you did not forget? You would have...
Crossposted from Lettuce Be Cereal We spend a large part of our lives reminiscing about the past. Few activities are as quintessentially human as being on the cusp of falling asleep and suddenly be assaulted by a memory that has us relive an embarrassing episode that we thought long forgotten....
This article was initially published in Superpowered Self, but after reading, and very much enjoying, TurnTrout's Lessons I've Learned from Self-Teaching I figured people would find this introduction I've written to Anki for complete beginners valuable.
Where would you be in life if you did not forget?
You would have done better in school, for starters. Instead of turning in your bed unable to sleep terrified of the exam coming the next day, you would soundly sleep with the knowledge that you know everything you need to know to ace the exam. And ace it you would indeed.
You would have spent fewer hours studying. How many times have you opened the textbook only to... (read 3940 more words →)
Thanks for the feedback, but how can a piece of writing be informative without it being persuasive?
Thanks! This seems interesting.
As would I.
Crossposted from Lettuce Be Cereal
We spend a large part of our lives reminiscing about the past.
Few activities are as quintessentially human as being on the cusp of falling asleep and suddenly be assaulted by a memory that has us relive an embarrassing episode that we thought long forgotten. Yet this ability to store and recall the past didn't emerge so that we could cringe at our past ineptness. We use our memories all the time, from remembering where we parked our car, to cook today's dinner, or to try and put a name to the face of the person who's now talking to us as if we'd met before, even though we
Already read it :) If you liked Henrich you will probably enjoy Kevin Laland's newest which gives a better picture of how humans evolved the capacities that Henrich talks about, and the extent to which some of those capacities are present in other animals as well.
Thanks!
This is literally the most useful thread there could possibly be for me because there are times I think "I would really like to learn about X" but don't know what the names for X in an academic setting.
So, top of my mind:
Is this a monthly thread btw? If not, it should!
Holy mother of god how did I not think of this.
Figures my first comment would be about this topic as I am currently planning to write a book on how to use SRS to increase learning efficiency (directed at college students)
I have some questions about your use of Anki to learn mathematics because I started using Anki when I was studying Physics and was never able to use it successfully for the purpose of learning math-heavy subjects:
1 - You say that you use Anki so that it is easier to read a textbook so I was wondering whether you think Anki has helped you retain that knowledge in the long term or whether you use it solely while you are going through... (read more)