An Introduction to SRS++

(todo: make these hyperlinks, clean everything up, add things i forgot… currently this is a v0)

Some suggested…

…readings:

• Augmenting Long-term Memory (Michael Nielsen)

• Spaced Repetition for Efficient Learning (Gwern Branwen)

• An Opinionated Guide to Using Anki Correctly (Luise)

  (at this point, start experimenting if you haven't already!)

• Using Anki for Science and Math (Joe Cavanagh)

• Anki as Learning Superpower: Computer Science Edition (Patrick Stevens via G-Research)

• How to write good prompts: using spaced repetition to create understanding (Andy Matuschak)

• Anki Essentials (Alex Vermeer) — This one costs $5, and is well worth if. If you the $5 cost is a barrier you from purchasing this, I’d be happy to pay for it for you. Reach out here.

• Optional — great, useful, interesting, but probably less useful than the above (e.g. because they assume a higher experience level, or because they’re on a more-specific topic, etc):

  • The MathAcademy Way (Justin Skycak)
  • Using Spaced Repetition Systems to See Through a Piece of Mathematics (Michael Nielsen)
  • MM&S/W (Michael Nielsen)
  • How Might We Learn? (Andy Matuschak)
  • Browsing Andy’s Working Notes (Andy Matuschak)
  • Reddit Discussion: Anki Comment by m50hves (Reddit)

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  • the MA way
  • other good skycak writing
  • mn seeing thru a piece of mathematics
  • mn mmsw
  • am hmwl https://andymatuschak.org/hmwl/
  • browsing andy’s working notes
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/Anki/comments/1hrr0dg/comment/m50hves/

Meta-note: there are a number of different dimensions along which people have opinions, including the authors of the readings above. Unfortunately, that means that I don’t endorse all of the opinions expressed above, and actively disagree with some of them — indeed, some of the points some of the readings make contradict points made by other authors. My guess is that the best way of navigating this epistemic bramble is to give more credence that which is said by many authors, and less credence that which is said by few authors; to give more credence to that which it said by Michael Nielsen and Andy Matuschak, in particular, than other authors; and to give the most credence to data that you gather from your own experience using memory systems.

…experimentation:

• try mochi, play with it, learn some stuff
• download anki, play with it, learn some stuff
• supermemo