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Re:Anki as Learning Superpower: Computer Science Edition by Normal_gaussian on Saturday October 24, 2020 @04:40PM (#24881794)
and many years later?

As I understand it the benefit is to have strong recall over longer than just an exam or university course; more like for an entire career stage.

How far into your career are you, and how much of the material you learned in this way have you retained? Have you fairly tested the retention?

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Re:Anki as Learning Superpower: Computer Science Edition by a-dub on Saturday October 24, 2020 @06:07PM (#24882293)
like anything it's use it or lose it. memorization works for short term, continued application in different settings is what makes it stick.
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Re:Anki as Learning Superpower: Computer Science Edition by BeetleB on Saturday October 24, 2020 @06:20PM (#24882350)
Memorization works well in the long term if you use flash cards, which was the point of the question.
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