# Learning Effectively **URL:** https://forums.ankiweb.net/c/anki/learning-effectively/18.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forums.ankiweb.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.ankiweb.net/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [The problem of content agnosticism](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/the-problem-of-content-agnosticism/67450)
**Author:** [@jamesdp3](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jamesdp3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/the-problem-of-content-agnosticism/67450 "2025-11-15T10:22:35Z")
Anki is an incredibly powerful tool for spaced repetition, as we are all well aware. Many users, upon seeing the immediate gains acquired from mitigating the forgetting curve, try to use Anki as a comprehensive learning … --- ## [Can Claude Code Opus make high quality language learning decks? I tried](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-claude-code-opus-make-high-quality-language-learning-decks-i-tried/67384)
**Author:** [@tassa](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/tassa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-claude-code-opus-make-high-quality-language-learning-decks-i-tried/67384 "2025-11-11T08:42:21Z")
I have been studying Japanese with the Jlab deck for Japanese which aims at teaching Japanese (mostly grammar). It is structured in such a way that each card introduces at most 1 new item: grammar point or word, this str… --- ## [How to gradually increase true retention when the deck is finished (no new cards)?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-gradually-increase-true-retention-when-the-deck-is-finished-no-new-cards/67398)
**Author:** [@zZH2z](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/zZH2z)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-gradually-increase-true-retention-when-the-deck-is-finished-no-new-cards/67398 "2025-11-09T22:04:11Z")
Hi everyone, I’d like to discuss a conceptual idea related to FSRS and long-term review behavior. Situation: When the learning of a deck is finished (no new cards, only reviews), the daily workload naturally decreases… --- ## [Notebooklm to generafe flashcards](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/notebooklm-to-generafe-flashcards/67363)
**Author:** [@lfmelchiades](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/lfmelchiades)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/notebooklm-to-generafe-flashcards/67363 "2025-11-07T05:33:58Z")
Hello, I’ve been trying to create medical flashcards for Anki using the NotebookLM creation tool. The tool allows you to define instructions for creating the flashcard set. However, I haven’t been able to define adequate… --- ## [Expected Knowledge Gain and Anki vs. Questions dilemma](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/expected-knowledge-gain-and-anki-vs-questions-dilemma/67322)
**Author:** [@vinishow](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/vinishow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/expected-knowledge-gain-and-anki-vs-questions-dilemma/67322 "2025-11-03T22:33:43Z")
Hello everyone, First, I want to express my immense gratitude to the Anki developers and the FSRS team. The integration of FSRS has been a revolutionary step forward for spaced repetition, and it’s an incredible tool. I… --- ## [AI generated cloze deletion cards](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ai-generated-cloze-deletion-cards/67287)
**Author:** [@chrislg](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/chrislg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ai-generated-cloze-deletion-cards/67287 "2025-11-02T06:33:41Z")
I have a ChatGPT subscription and I try to use the GPT5 model for the creation of cloze deletion cards from PDF files. I use this prompt: ChatGPT Flashcard/Qbank Prompts however the output is 20 cards and then it asks me… --- ## [Best time for Anki](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/best-time-for-anki/67198)
**Author:** [@Ankiuser7](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Ankiuser7)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/best-time-for-anki/67198 "2025-10-29T13:40:01Z")
What’s the best time to do your Anki cards? According to my Anki stats my recall is better early in the day, but according to this study you retain information better when learned in the afternoon. Are there maybe some… --- ## [I just want a "right" and "wrong" buttons](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/i-just-want-a-right-and-wrong-buttons/66902)
**Author:** [@omgzwhitepeople](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/omgzwhitepeople)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/i-just-want-a-right-and-wrong-buttons/66902 "2025-10-12T16:32:06Z")
I want to study this way: Study all my cards As I study I want to make “again” not show the card again, but Anki auto makes note of it to show up again if I re-run the deck or I rebuild. If I select “easy” the card wil… --- ## [Help With Preset Setup, FSRS, and Study Strategy for Multi-Subject Competitive Exam Prep](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/help-with-preset-setup-fsrs-and-study-strategy-for-multi-subject-competitive-exam-prep/66566)
**Author:** [@edbeeeeee](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/edbeeeeee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/help-with-preset-setup-fsrs-and-study-strategy-for-multi-subject-competitive-exam-prep/66566 "2025-10-02T11:51:10Z")
Hi everyone, I’m fairly new to Anki (using it for a few months now), and I’m preparing for a very competitive, MCQ-based exam where accuracy is the biggest factor because of high negative marking, that demands a huge a… --- ## [Anki vs Study Smarter](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-vs-study-smarter/28552)
**Author:** [@JM08](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/JM08)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-vs-study-smarter/28552 "2025-09-25T19:03:35Z")
I am a GCSE student in the UK. I previously have used the app study smarter for my revision, however there have been reccomendations to use Anki. They both use spaced repetition so I was wondering which one is better and… --- ## [I dont think Anki fits with the way I study](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/i-dont-think-anki-fits-with-the-way-i-study/66652)
**Author:** [@omgzwhitepeople](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/omgzwhitepeople)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/i-dont-think-anki-fits-with-the-way-i-study/66652 "2025-09-25T16:18:44Z")
The way I used to study in the past was I used paper flash cards. As I went through my paper flash cards I created two separate piles, ones I got right, and ones I got wrong. If I got a card right, it went into the right… --- ## [How to create effective Anki cards for exercises with interdependent questions?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-create-effective-anki-cards-for-exercises-with-interdependent-questions/66519)
**Author:** [@Hadran](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Hadran)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-create-effective-anki-cards-for-exercises-with-interdependent-questions/66519 "2025-09-19T13:00:01Z")
Hello, I am studying mathematics and I often work with exercises where each question depends on the answer to the previous one. In Anki, I want to turn these exercises into flashcards, but I’m not sure what is the best… --- ## [I am staying in win10 23.10 + ankidroid, can i work this way for the future 1-2yrs? thanks](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/i-am-staying-in-win10-23-10-ankidroid-can-i-work-this-way-for-the-future-1-2yrs-thanks/66016)
**Author:** [@krstoevan](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/krstoevan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/i-am-staying-in-win10-23-10-ankidroid-can-i-work-this-way-for-the-future-1-2yrs-thanks/66016 "2025-08-21T12:21:57Z")
hi, i haven’t found an effective way to (use anki) to study. i am still struggling. i am on 23.10 with a self-hosted win10 server that came in 2.1.58? so i dont use the anki public web server. I already on FSRS (lik… --- ## [Learning English](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/learning-english/65891)
**Author:** [@Hui](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Hui)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/learning-english/65891 "2025-08-19T06:55:29Z")
Looking for English-Chinese dictionary with audio pronouncing :grinning\_face: --- ## [Answering cards asking the same info from different angles](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/answering-cards-asking-the-same-info-from-different-angles/65778)
**Author:** [@gargaunis](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/gargaunis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/answering-cards-asking-the-same-info-from-different-angles/65778 "2025-08-17T07:18:57Z")
Hello! I’m looking for some advice on a problem I’ve encountered while working through my Anki backlog. I have quite a few cards that ask for the same information from slightly different angles. For example, I had a ca… --- ## [How to use tags to study a list in order?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-use-tags-to-study-a-list-in-order/65777)
**Author:** [@AAY320](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/AAY320)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-use-tags-to-study-a-list-in-order/65777 "2025-08-17T00:29:38Z")
I’ve lost the ability to use cloze overlap (laptop broke). Can I use tags to sequence certain questions in order so I can study a list of items in order? --- ## [Which direction for cloze cards?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/which-direction-for-cloze-cards/65411)
**Author:** [@lagrave](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/lagrave)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/which-direction-for-cloze-cards/65411 "2025-08-09T13:09:08Z")
When I create a cloze cards for language learning, which is the recommended direction for those cards? The main sentence in my mother tongue and the hint in the language I study, or the main sentence in the studied lang… --- ## [Learn Vocabulary](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/learn-vocabulary/61525)
**Author:** [@YNhi](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/YNhi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/learn-vocabulary/61525 "2025-08-06T07:12:38Z")
I need a vocabulary source --- ## [Single learning step leading to fake dues?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/single-learning-step-leading-to-fake-dues/63957)
**Author:** [@Heatlifer](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Heatlifer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/single-learning-step-leading-to-fake-dues/63957 "2025-08-05T21:20:15Z")
I have used 10m 1d as my learning steps in the past, with a 10m relearning step, but from recommendations by Anking and other sources, I recently adopted solely a 10m learning step. Apparently this is also what is recomm… --- ## [Guide: How I cram irregular verbs in a language](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/guide-how-i-cram-irregular-verbs-in-a-language/65118)
**Author:** [@Darling](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Darling)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/guide-how-i-cram-irregular-verbs-in-a-language/65118 "2025-08-05T16:48:51Z")
So, here’s how I managed to survive French irregular verbs - using an Anki deck I built myself. If you don’t speak French: every irregular verb has its own conjugation pattern for each pronoun. Basically, it’s a mess. … --- ## [How to you create a card to learn new vocabulary after you finish reading a book?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-you-create-a-card-to-learn-new-vocabulary-after-you-finish-reading-a-book/64370)
**Author:** [@Len2233](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Len2233)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-you-create-a-card-to-learn-new-vocabulary-after-you-finish-reading-a-book/64370 "2025-07-23T20:46:18Z")
Hello everyone, I want to ask how do you learn vocabulary by reading books with Anki? After I finish reading a book, I will have a large number of new vocabulary to learn from. However, it will be impossible for me to c… --- ## [Books Ngram Viewer](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/books-ngram-viewer/64375)
**Author:** [@guljaca](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/guljaca)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/books-ngram-viewer/64375 "2025-07-23T15:52:47Z")
Can you add a feature to check word frequency via the Books Ngram Viewer? It’s an excellent tool for building effective decks! Currently, users have to verify each word manually. Would it be possible to automate this? --- ## [Creating decks based on DR/interdependent facts](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/creating-decks-based-on-dr-interdependent-facts/63971)
**Author:** [@felher](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/felher)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/creating-decks-based-on-dr-interdependent-facts/63971 "2025-07-21T12:10:58Z")
Hey all. I’m new to Anki and SRS in general and I’m still in my how-to-structure-my-decks phase. It feels like structuring my decks around categories of knowledge like “math”, “languages” or “misc” is a dead end. My p… --- ## [Need help in understanding Learning steps](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/need-help-in-understanding-learning-steps/64232)
**Author:** [@saadrehman212004](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/saadrehman212004)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/need-help-in-understanding-learning-steps/64232 "2025-07-20T17:30:25Z")
Hey everyone I cant seem to understand learning steps i read the manual and some reddit threads. So my anki learning steps are 10m and relearning are 10 m The manual says when i press good i should see that card again… --- ## [Anki Community Interviews: Abdo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-community-interviews-abdo/64123)
**Author:** [@lucw](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/lucw)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-community-interviews-abdo/64123 "2025-07-16T23:04:51Z")
I am working on a series of interviews with various people from the Anki community. In this first interview, @abdo shares how he got started with Anki and his journey as an Anki contributor. Abdo: Anki Addon developer … --- ## [Best Practice for Structuring Flashcards for Long-Term Retention (Language Learning)](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/best-practice-for-structuring-flashcards-for-long-term-retention-language-learning/63999)
**Author:** [@jhonnmick](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/jhonnmick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/best-practice-for-structuring-flashcards-for-long-term-retention-language-learning/63999 "2025-07-15T01:55:04Z")
Hi everyone! I’m currently using Anki for language learning (primarily Spanish and Japanese) and I’d love to hear how others structure their cards for maximum long-term retention, especially when juggling vocabulary, gr… --- ## [How Do You Manage Slightly Different Info from Multiple Sources in Anki (Internal vs External Folder Setup)?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-do-you-manage-slightly-different-info-from-multiple-sources-in-anki-internal-vs-external-folder-setup/63277)
**Author:** [@krstoevan](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/krstoevan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-do-you-manage-slightly-different-info-from-multiple-sources-in-anki-internal-vs-external-folder-setup/63277 "2025-06-29T22:37:51Z")
:memo: Post Body: Hi all, I’m a final-year med student using Anki daily. I rely on a mix of sources: Past papers (most exam-relevant), UpToDate, Toronto Notes 2024, textbooks/eBooks, and LLMs (cross-checked). Differ… --- ## [Many more reviews than expected with new card settings](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/many-more-reviews-than-expected-with-new-card-settings/62292)
**Author:** [@aoanla](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/aoanla)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/many-more-reviews-than-expected-with-new-card-settings/62292 "2025-06-15T13:53:23Z")
I tried searching but couldn’t find good terms to get results, although I am sure people must have had this problem. The rule of thumb for reviews and new cards seems to be “you review about 10x your new cards”. (And I… --- ## [Turns out LLMs made cards flooded my anki, too much low yield cards. I didn't use anki much for my final exam](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/turns-out-llms-made-cards-flooded-my-anki-too-much-low-yield-cards-i-didnt-use-anki-much-for-my-final-exam/62266)
**Author:** [@krstoevan](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/krstoevan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/turns-out-llms-made-cards-flooded-my-anki-too-much-low-yield-cards-i-didnt-use-anki-much-for-my-final-exam/62266 "2025-06-06T08:19:56Z")
i am not sure if i have to re-take the exam. however, now i’ll use the tag like w001::lvX-yy to tag those that really worth to remember. Since sometime ago, i just copy and paste a textbook’s block into LLMs esp chatgp… --- ## [Collection of Anki Resources](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/collection-of-anki-resources/60044)
**Author:** [@sorata](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/sorata)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/collection-of-anki-resources/60044 "2025-04-30T07:54:52Z")
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