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Have you noticed that soon after learning a new study material you remember very little of it? The less you have a chance to rehearse what you have learned, the greater the speed with which the newly …
Since 1991, the goal of SuperMemo was to create a revision schedule that could guarantee its users to remember 90% of anything they learned. The only catch was that users needed to follow the schedule…
Use Deckumi to organize flashcards and practice active recall, while remembering that a tool alone does not ensure learning success. You still need to understand the material, select what matters, rat…
The popular history of spaced repetition is full of myths and falsehoods. This text is to tell you the true story. The problem with spaced repetition is that it became too popular for its own effectiv…
When compiling the history of spaced repetition, we mentioned Hermann Ebbinghaus for his pioneering research on memory, incl. the forgetting curve and the spacing effect. SuperMemo has not actually be…
To retain vocabulary, facts, and rules over time, consider a tool that supports the open-source FSRS spaced repetition algorithm. FSRS adjusts intervals from review performance, aiming to reduce unnec…
Unlike some previous attempts to optimize the process of review in learning (incl. Pimsleur or Leitner), even the earliest versions of the SuperMemo algorithm included efficient optimization based on …
This question keeps popping back in various variants. Here is an illustrative answer based on the fact that creativity and problem solving are based on forming new connections in your brain.
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