Whether to Use Anki or SuperMemo

Re:Whether to Use Anki or SuperMemo by edwardhusarcik on Sunday November 25, 2018 @02:45PM (#18528592)

I'm a medical student who uses Anki religiously. I'll vouch for it any day. Currently, I see around 300-1,000 flashcards a day and have been doing it for almost a year straight. Without Anki, I am not sure if I'd be doing nearly as well in school. It is really a game changer for my education (at least my medical education). I wish it was more user friendly, but it is free (on Android) so I can't complain.

As for Supermemo comparison, Anki has been much easier for me to sync / utilize decks offline. I just keep a 24K card deck on my phone and sync it occasionally for a backup then I'm good to go.

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Re:Whether to Use Anki or SuperMemo by Latteland on Sunday November 25, 2018 @03:42PM (#18528901)

I've had the idea that a lot of medical training (besides anatomy, chemistry, bio, many other things :-)) was memorizing a big decision tree to evaluate someone, which seems fundamentally different than flash cards. How do you learn that? Family history that pertinent , previous conditions etc.

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Re:Whether to Use Anki or SuperMemo by edwardhusarcik on Sunday November 25, 2018 @07:02PM (#18529911)

Hi Latteland! I do both. Anki is about the little facts that I want to retain after I understand the bigger picture. In fact, I never use Anki to learn anything and only for retention.

Example flashcard:

- Front: Which race has a higher prevalence of G6PD Deficiency?

- Back: African Americans

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Re:Whether to Use Anki or SuperMemo by jammygit on Sunday November 25, 2018 @09:07PM (#18530492)

How long does it take you to do those 300-1000 cards per day? I'm finding I'm reviewing at about 9s/card lately

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Re:Whether to Use Anki or SuperMemo by edwardhusarcik on Monday November 26, 2018 @03:48AM (#18531986)

I'm slower than that. It takes up a good portion of my day everyday unfortunately.

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Re:Whether to Use Anki or SuperMemo by jammygit on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @11:27PM (#18549288)

good for you for keeping up with it then

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