Only use "Again" or "Hard"

Anki FSRS
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When I used to use Anki’s legacy SuperMemo 2 (SM2) scheduler, I never used “Good” and “Easy”. I have only used two-key mode (“Again or Hard”) for a long time.

I recently switched to using FSRS, should I make any changes? Can I continue to use only “Hard” and “Again”? do I need to use “Good” instead of “Hard”?

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You can (and should) keep doing whatever you’ve been doing. FAQ #8 and #9 fsrs4anki/docs/tutorial.md at main · open-spaced-repetition/fsrs4anki · GitHub

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Well, most people who are in the 2 button camp use “Again” and “Good”, I haven’t heard of someone using “Again” and “Hard”. Well, it will probably be fine.

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The man who asked the question did not use “good” but “hard”.

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Yeah, but I meant other than OP.

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I think it’s worth using “Good". Otherwise, after redefining the weights, you will get shorter intervals. If short intervals are your goal, then increase the “*Desired retention”

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Desired retention, but yeah. I would also recommend using “Again” and “Good” rather than “Again” and “Hard”.

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Thanks for your help! Now I use “Good” instead of “Hard”, I feel fine.

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But you still use “Again” when you get the card incorrect, right? No one was trying to talk you out of that, and it’s probably the most important thing.

Wrong = Again
Right = whatever other button you want, just try to be consisten

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Yes, I use “Again” when I get the card incorrect and “Good” when I get card correct.

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