Could just leave the learn ahead limit so people could use it if they know about it, but add the button regardless in improve user friendliness?
There is definitely a difference between 1m and 7m+. We know that there are different types of short term memory. We don’t have a good understanding of what interval is best, but too short is definitely not best.
There is a popup that says we’re modifying settings.
Anki for sure needs to be simpler. I think the best way forward is to make the initial user experience as simple and intuitive as possible while still keeping the advanced options in the background for others if they want to use them.
It’s the most intuitive. If it says you’re going to wait 15 minutes for a learning card, it would make the most sense to wait that 15 minutes. Also, if you have 15 minute steps and learn ahead is 15 minutes, your repetitions have the potential to be too fast. I think this is a very handy advanced feature, but not something that new users understand well, hence why I suggest a button that lets the user study ahead. That way they know and understand exactly what happens, but don’t have to actually wait if they want to finish during that study session