# Anki kills me! Option for stopping Anki

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-kills-me-option-for-stopping-anki/9515>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [April 23, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-kills-me-option-for-stopping-anki/9515 "2021-04-23T13:10:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Christoph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Christoph](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Christoph)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-kills-me-option-for-stopping-anki/9515/1 "2021-04-23T13:10:37Z")

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Anki is very good, but tremendously strict!! There should be an option to stop it for some time/days from repeating words. In case of being sick, away or too busy to revise your vacabulary or whatever you learn, you should have this option.  
Or am I wrong and this option exists already and I´m just too ignorant to know? Than please tell me.  
Otherwise, could you just add this potion?  
Thank you very much.  
Christoph

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**Author:** ![shallash](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/shallash/32/4363_2.png) [@shallash](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/shallash)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-kills-me-option-for-stopping-anki/9515/2 "2021-04-23T13:55:06Z")

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Please read [this](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/i-am-going-on-vacation-can-i-pause-the-scheduler.html) to find out _why you should not_ pause your reviews.

Though if you still feel the need to, maybe try this addon: [Take a Break - AnkiWeb](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1065458898)

I haven’t personally ever used it though.

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**Author:** ![Christoph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Christoph](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Christoph)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-kills-me-option-for-stopping-anki/9515/3 "2021-04-24T08:44:46Z")

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Thank you very much, just installed the tool, it looks good 🙂

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**Author:** ![StephenLL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@StephenLL](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/StephenLL)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-kills-me-option-for-stopping-anki/9515/4 "2021-04-24T19:45:00Z")

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You can also use the newish `Set Due Date` feature. The AnKing folks demonstrate the new feature in this video: [AnKing](https://youtu.be/zgpN_jSj6tc?t=647). Video opens to spot that covers the Set Due Date.