![]() When that card comes again, hit if you remember it or if you don’t. Now for any New Card(the card you are seeing for the first time), you have to put. Just copy these settings and you should be good to go!įirst, go to ⟶ and have the settings for each tab as follows: Now don’t tinker with these too much because they have been backed with research by people like Piotr Wozniak and other geniuses. I have done my research over the past year or so and have the following settings that optimised learning. Unfortunately, until someone decides to make a much more pleasant looking UI we have to work with this. ![]() I have to admit that the interface of Anki doesn’t look the best nor friendly, but it is functional. This is the part that confuses most people. ![]() You can find premade decks over at or for medsch related decks. Use at your own risk, not all decks are created equally(like everything in life?), make sure you choose one that has the stuff you need to know for your exams! However, there are also multiple premade decks that you can download and start using them instantly. Once you are done making cards you are ready to move to step 4! You should also download add-ons and here are the few that I recommend: I will keep this post as concise as possible and trust me you will have great dividends if you stick with it!ĭownload Anki over here: Anki for Mac/Windows I have used Anki for the past year or so and have played around with the settings myself to find out what works best, so you can just copy my steps entirely. If you have any questions, just reach out to me:) Just follow the steps and trust the process. ![]() Most people give up after a few days because of the steep learning curve or because they don’t see immediate results, for that reason I will give you a step by step guide on how to use Anki. Anki makes memory a choice, rather than a haphazard event left to chance.Īnki will really change the way you study and you can say goodbye to the days of making notes, burning the midnight oil or being stressed out by exams(now this one is highly subjective). It is a pretty versatile tool and can be used to remember almost anything. Although I predominantly use Anki for medical school, I have also used it to learn Spanish over the summer and occasionally to store memorable quotes or anecdotes I come across. Add the Pomodoro Technique to this and BAM you have what I think is the best way to learn any new information.Īnki is a flashcard software and you can think of it as a customised personal flashcard stack arranged with an algorithm to boost your learning. Anki uses the proven combination of Spaced Repetition and Active Recall to give you the most effective way to learn any content. I do not study past 4pm on most days, have never had to cram for any exam and still managed to get distinction grades for my exams. Yet I have consistently performed well in exams that mattered to me. Now I don’t consider myself the smartest and definitely not the most hardworking student out there. In this post, I want to share with you a personal memory-tool called Anki that I’ve used to great effect to improve my memory retention and reduce my study time, basically what I think is to study smart! Read ahead for how Anki has transformed the way I study I will give you a step by step guide to how you can do so too for your own studies! This post is for all students out there who are looking for the most efficient and productive way to study, regardless of your course. And I think after trying out a bunch of different methods, I have finally found THE smart way to study! So in pursuit of the so-called ‘smart way’ to study, I have tinkered with various study methods over the years. This phrase has always left me puzzled! I mean what does that even mean? How do I just study smarter?! You might have heard of the phrase ’study smart, not hard’.
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