# Learning steps don't make sense

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**Created:** [March 20, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/learning-steps-dont-make-sense/57653 "2025-03-20T11:04:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kuba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a587f6/32.png) [@Kuba](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Kuba)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/learning-steps-dont-make-sense/57653/1 "2025-03-20T11:04:19Z")

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When I set my learning steps to 1m 30m 1d 4d, once I click “good”, it comes after 12 minutes, not 30. Then, if I wait, the next interval that comes up for “good” is 4 days not one??? I don’t understand. I’ve looked at the other posts, there is no subdecks controlling the settings, I’m not staying late in the day, and I don’t know what to do.

Also, graduating and easy interval also don’t make sense to me due to the prior issue + fuzz factor. Can someone please explain or at least recommend any settings ☹

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**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/learning-steps-dont-make-sense/57653/2 "2025-03-20T15:47:41Z")

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> [@Kuba](#):
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> When I set my learning steps to 1m 30m 1d 4d, once I click “good”, it comes after 12 minutes, not 30. Then, if I wait, the next interval that comes up for “good” is 4 days not one?

It’s hard to tell you what’s going on with any particular card without seeing its [Card Info](https://docs.ankiweb.net/stats.html), but here are some possible reasons you’re not seeing what you expect.

- You’re looking at the wrong Deck Options. The ones that will matter are the Options for the subdeck these cards are actually in, not for any parent deck. [And don’t just assume the subdeck is using the Options you think it is. You should check.]
- You’re mis-clicking and applying a different grade than you think you are.
- If you mean it’s coming back in 12 _actual_ minutes (as opposed to being set for a 12m interval?) – if you’re at then end of your cards for the day, that’s probably due to your Learn Ahead Limit. [Preferences - Anki Manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/preferences.html#scheduler)
- You’ve changed the learning steps while you have cards in Learn. That is likely to cause skipped or repeated steps.

> [@Kuba](#):
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> Also, graduating and easy interval also don’t make sense to me due to the prior issue + fuzz factor.

You don’t say what doesn’t make sense about them, or what they are set to. It’s hard to help if we don’t know the problem. 🤷🏽

[I would be remiss if I didn’t suggest you leave the long-steps and graduating intervals behind and [enable FSRS](https://docs.ankiweb.net/deck-options.html#a-short-guide). It’s simply a better scheduling algorithm.]

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/learning-steps-dont-make-sense/57653/3 "2025-04-19T15:47:44Z")

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