Re:Whether to Use Anki or SuperMemo
by madhadron on Sunday November 25, 2018 @02:34PM
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> What do I mean by this? I think of our memories as a kind of most-frequently-used (MFU) cache. ... We're not trusting our brains to remember the things that are most important in our lives.
Absolutely not. I would never trust my brain to remember the things that are most important in my life. When is my wife's birthday? That happens once a year. My neurobiology is simply unsuited to triggering something at a specific time once a year. Plus our memory is not an MFU cache, not even close. Abandon all computer science metaphors and engage with the actual biology.
> If you're trying to learn a language, you should learn the way children learn their first language: by speaking.
That's like saying that athletes shouldn't do strength training or drills for specific skills. Mind you, I have learned a number of languages for real world use, and SuperMemo is one of my core tools for doing so.
Absolutely not. I would never trust my brain to remember the things that are most important in my life. When is my wife's birthday? That happens once a year. My neurobiology is simply unsuited to triggering something at a specific time once a year. Plus our memory is not an MFU cache, not even close. Abandon all computer science metaphors and engage with the actual biology.
> If you're trying to learn a language, you should learn the way children learn their first language: by speaking.
That's like saying that athletes shouldn't do strength training or drills for specific skills. Mind you, I have learned a number of languages for real world use, and SuperMemo is one of my core tools for doing so.