Anki: Memorization with Spaced Learning
I'm always a little confused when I see articles on the internet extolling the virtues of spaced repetition learning. I don't doubt that it's a good way to memorize things; it's just that I have never really found that <i>memorization</i> was ever an obstacle to my ability to learn something. I've always found that retention proceeds from <i>understanding</i>.<p>Time spent flicking through flashcards for vocabulary or formulae or chemical paths or whatever seems like a poor substitute for time spent reading material that uses the vocabulary, explains the derivation of the formulae, or describes the chemical process, or whatever...<p>Is this just about passing tests, or is this genuinely how other people approach learning?