#anki

[honestlyhardmilkshake]

Every "new language learning technique that will change your life" just boils down to "Did you know that if you learn/practice the language you're learning you will get better at it?"

[notyetdoctorg]

MCAT studying: 5/24/26

DIAGNOSTIC SCORE: 506

Goal #1: 510 Content Review

Topics covered: enzyme structure and function

Enzyme structure and function quiz: 80%

Created flashcards of missed questions

reviewed khan academy videos on 2x speed

did khan academy enzyme structure and function passage (100%)

Anki cards done: 214

Time Spent: 27 mins (anki), 20 mins (khan academy super quick review), 15 mins khan academy b/b passage

Planned for later: amino acids quiz for 20 mins

[artstationable]

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[vempress]

i used to never ever practice writing, but last month i started a diary in my target language and since then, i’ve been writing a little almost every day. i’ve only filled six pages so far, but i’ve become a lot better at grammar, my active vocabulary feels twice as big and i’m much more confident about writing AND speaking now.

i can’t even begin to imagine how good i could be a year from now or even a couple months in the future. it’s really exciting and interesting to see how i’ve developed. i use a normal google docs document, and it helped me out with my grammar in the beginning, but it didn’t take long until i almost became my own spellcheck haha. i can almost always instinctively know what mistakes i have made when i see the blue line appear under a word or a part of the sentence. really interesting progress with way less effort than i thought was needed.

it’s so interesting, how i thought language learning would be like climbing a mountain, when in reality it’s just like climbing a little rock every day. small efforts make great achievements in the end. really happy.

[vivianecarstairs]

To all the merthur fans out there, this is not the only flashcard in my Moreland and Fleischer Latin vocabulary deck for you

[nohoperadio]

I can (like 98%) consistently recognize all the country flags now thanks to anki, but I feel like my recall is annoyingly one-way? Like I've developed the power to recognize flags easily but I don't actually possess the images in my memory. eg if you show me the flag of Turkmenistan I'll know it's Turkmenistan every single time, but if you just asked me now to describe the flag of Turkmenistan I could say very little. I know it has some stars near the top and a crescent moon below that... that's literally all I can tell you! I'm not even confident about one single colour, like it might have dark green in it I think?

Okay yeah I just looked it up and that whole patterned banner thing on the left is not something I would have remembered in a billion years, even though it's clearly the most visually distinct part of the flag!

I feel like this comes from latching onto single features that make for good visual mnemonics that I know reliably get me the correct answer when the flag comes up on anki, and laser-focusing on that one feature and not feeling incentivized to absorb any more visual data than necessary. Like another one is that I know Gabon's flag is three horizontal stripes and the top one's green, and that's cos my dumb mnemonic there was G = green and it's on top, hence Gabon. But I couldn't even guess what colour the two lower stripes are!

I guess this doesn't REALLY matter at all since describing/reproducing flags without seeing them is a skill that comes up basically never, whereas being able to recognize flags on sight is useful sometimes. It just feels like I don't "really" know the flags even though I have the practical side down I guess.

[thetireddoctor]

I'm being held hostage by my giant mountain of Anki cards and I'm slowly going insane.

[crashinglionies]

the best anki add-ons if you struggle with motivation or attention span

a bit of a departure from my usual content... because i know anki is useful and good for me but i never get around to doing my reviews properly 💀 it feels endless with the amount of cards i need to go through + a bit soul-sucking, especially now that i'm cramming

so for anyone interested, this is my add-on combination that's been super motivating! (read: i look forward to opening anki now)

custom background – makes your anki prettier, put your fav celebs or characters as a wallpaper LOL

ankimote – i get tired of pressing 1 2 3 4. useful when you're at home with wifi, not so great outside the home imo. worth the time to set up gestures (it's a GUI, super easy)

contanki – for anyone that has a playstation/switch controller!

deadline2 – for cramming, you can put a deadline for decks (i put my test date)

duolingo-style gamification – plays the sound effects and a pop-up (it's weirdly motivating especially if you enjoy duolingo)

hitmarkers – displays FPS-style crosshair and sound effect. great if you enjoy call of duty, valorant, etc.

progress bar – displays how far you have to go in the deck. helps me from feeling like it's never-ending

quizlet to anki – most public decks are available on quizlet + most institutions use quizlet in my experience. this downloads the cards in anki format for you

anki habitica – connects your flashcards progress to a habit on anki. you need to manually initiate the set-up upon install by going to 'tools > anki habitica > set up' and keying in your user ID/API key

review heatmap – github-style illustration of your daily reviews! mine is... empty until tests come around LOL hopefully this latest combination of add-ons change that

pass rate bar – shows how many reviews you've passed in the last 7 days. i just got this so not much to say yet

speed focus mode – i don't use the auto-fail feature on this, but the countdown clock is nice for preventing you from drifting away

pair with a time timer & fav music for best results (i got a dupe online and it's life-changing actually)