spaced repetition

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Spaced Repetition, Done Wrong

Anki's algorithm is sound. Students still manage to break it. The five most common failure modes of spaced repetition, and how to…

• 7 min read
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How Flashcard Apps Quietly Took Over Medical School and Language Learning

Anki and its siblings have quietly reshaped how medical students and language learners study. Why these two fields adopted them so hard,…

• 6 min read
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The science of spaced repetition, and why most students do it wrong

Spacing works. But most students misuse it in three specific ways. What Ebbinghaus and modern memory research say about doing it right.

• 6 min read