Changing the way you learn

Anki Tips

Deck organization
1. Simple
  1. Can be (very) big, but always simple
2. Organized in concepts
  1. BAD Example: "BIOL 366 Week 11"
  2. GOOD Example: "Flower sexual organ development"
Understand>Memorize
Foundations first
1. 80/20 rule
2. Highest yield information
3. Easiest to learn
"Cloze Deletions"
1. fill in the blanks
2. ultra effective
3. complement to regular flash cards
Visuals
1. images
2. figures
3. diagrams
Memory techniques
1. Mnemonic devices
2. method of loci
3. Visual markers
No "grocery lists"
1. use an image with cloze deletions
  1. ex: cloze deletion on the Krebs' Cycle diagram
2. make the list "chronological"
  1. ex: "list the steps in order of events when a molecule of Acetyl-CoA enters the Krebs cycle"
Be concise
1. No useless wording
2. Simpler = Better
Redundancy is key
1. attack info from different angles
  1. in order
  2. Backwards
  3. shuffled
  4. reverse front/back of card set
  5. Cloze deletions
2. Hit more angles => deeper learning
3. links between subjects
Provide extra sources!
1. References
2. URL
3. extra readings
Adapt
1. Edit cards
  1. Don't Be afraid to make changes!!
2. Delete irrelevant/poorly designed cards
  1. Don't Be afraid to make changes!!
"New Cards" threshold
1. Not too many new cards at once
2. Keep it consistent
3. Modify threshold depending on the situation

Anki Tips

	Created by Victor M'Baye over 4 years ago