If I were a parent with a kid, I’d 100% have them add concepts from school into Anki. (Like it or not-I don’t-school still primarily operates this way.)įor anyone looking to learn and retain new concepts, I can’t recommend it enough. It would have been magic for all the memorization we had to do. From music to reading to writing to language fluency to helping injured people with my first aid skills (it’s happened numerous times), Anki supports many of my goals.įor anyone considering using Anki, I can only say that I wish I’d started using it back in elementary school. In the same way practicing piano scales is paves the way for musical success, studying Anki is a foundational daily practice for me. Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your progress.” It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement. It’s not about any single accomplishment. True long-term thinking is goal-less thinking. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game. “ The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. OH, did I mention it’s open-source with no monthly fee?! (iOS users do have an upfront $25 cost.) Get it here.īack to habits-master James Clear, who says: I can’t tell you how motivating it is to have a system I’m confident will allow me to retain these concepts long-term. Wow, just putting all that in one list gets me fired up to continue using Anki! Such a powerful tool. I review a handful of my favorite quotes each morning, which adds up to thousands of quotes per year that I remember instead of wondering “did I even read that book?” For book quotes from Kindle highlights, I use the fantastic service Readwise, which also uses spaced repetition, but syncs with my Kindle.The NATO phonetic alphabet (alpha, bravo, foxtrot, yankee…no more embarrassing moments trying to spell my name to a customer service rep!).English vocabulary, poker lingo, countries of the world plus US states (DelaWHERE?), Italian provinces, US presidents, wilderness first responder info….Difficult passages from piano and guitar songs I’ve learned and want to keep sharp.Music theory concepts, plus expressions like adagio or appoggiatura.Famous musicians/composers and musical time periods.I bet I can achieve fluency in Spanish (or Portuguese, or French…) much faster. (That’s 7000+/year, bit by bit!) Even better, relearning Spanish after forgetting my high school studies feels easy now with a Romance language under my belt. Another 1000+ Spanish words now that I feel solid with Italian, learning 20 words a day. Future travels in Italy (or living there!) will up my game dramatically with such a strong foundation.
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