What learning tools/ strategies do you use alongside Anki?

Posted by takizawa11 on Thursday April 09, 2020 @06:46PM
from the self-post dept.

I find that Anki flashcards can only take me so far in learning computer programming. For me, Anki helps with retention, but not necessarily in connecting the dots. What other learning tools or strategies do you use alongside Anki?

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Re:What learning tools/ strategies do you use alongside Anki? by lethologica on Friday April 10, 2020 @08:58PM (#22838878)

I'm a fan of using the Feynman Technique[0]

I find I tend to ask myself a lot of questions while going through this process that helps me to link the dots. It also highlights weak points in my understanding.

[0]https://fs.blog/2012/04/feynman-technique/

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Re:What learning tools/ strategies do you use alongside Anki? by thepete2 on Sunday April 12, 2020 @02:37PM (#22850154)

Oh yes, I'm trying to combine this with spaced repetition to keep what I've learned.

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Re:What learning tools/ strategies do you use alongside Anki? by yasp on Thursday April 09, 2020 @07:10PM (#22828178)

The twenty rules of formulating knowledge is a good article about effective Anki strategies https://www.supermemo.com/en/archives1990-2015/articles/20ru...

I also like the image occlusion and incremental reading plugins

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Re:What learning tools/ strategies do you use alongside Anki? by 1123581321 on Thursday April 09, 2020 @10:23PM (#22829368)

Writing presentations or articles really helps. You can used spaced repetition to check your ability to explain something.

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