a very simple question, how do you treat memory lapses ? you know you know the answer, you’ve been working on this note for months or years with a perfect streak of right answers and all of a sudden, blackout ! what I’m usually doing when this happens is I hit “wrong” and then I hit “easy” on the …

[image] possopo: what I’m usually doing when this happens is I hit “wrong” and then I hit “easy” on the next review but sometimes, and I don’t have a good reason for that, I hit “hard” instead on the first reviews. is there a recommended strategy in these cases ? How to use answer buttons: St…

[image] sorata: Here is a nice read on what people generally do with leeches: Leeches - Anki Manual thank you. I’m not talking about leeches. I read this chapter and I’m trying to conform to all the tips given. usually, after a while, I delete the note and create another one that’s slightly d…

[image] possopo: I’m talking about words that are easy but won’t come out just once. I’m sure that happens with everyone and there’s nothing I’m aware of that you can do. (did that Italy example actually happen? lol)

One principle to keep in mind is this: answering 100% of our cards correctly is not the goal. Rather, we want to answer something like 80%–95% of our cards correctly. If 100% of our answers were correct, we would be wasting time. So, my recommendation is: don’t be frustrated when a card lapses; jus…

[image] sorata: (did that Italy example actually happen? lol) no but it happened with the word puddle (charco) in Spanish and I’m very fluent in Spanish. a similar problem happens with synonyms every once in a while. but no big deal, I’m a little nitpicky sometimes.

It’s possible to remember something later that you couldn’t recall at one point. You could bury the card (without checking the answer) and try again the next day to see if you remember it. This is still honest. If you actually end up remembering it, you can honestly answer good. I’m pretty sure a s…

[image] jhhr: It’s possible to remember something later that you couldn’t recall at one point. You could bury the card (without checking the answer) and try again the next day to see if you remember it. This^ I’ve recently noticed burying and trying to recall something the next day works won…

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