Today, we are inundated with constantly learnings and context switching in tech. I have taken a lot of courses and read a lot of books, multiple times, on the same topic due to poor memory.<p>This is tiring as I get deeper into my career and would prefer to have more things stored long term.<p>I used Anki a couple times in college, but curious how you use Anki or other spaced repetition tools for learnings things like a new language, framework, software, theory, etc.
1. Find a good deck online on either AnkiWeb (<a href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/" rel="nofollow">https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks/</a>), Reddit, or via a web search. For example, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/7mjmjc/best_anki_deck_for_hsk_ive_come_across/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/ChineseLanguage/comments/7mjmjc/bes...</a> is excellent for learning Simplified Chinese and Mandarin.<p>2. Set aside a dedicated block of time to drill every day, about 30 minutes to an hour is sufficient. Try to build it into your day, for example I drill Anki flashcards while commuting to work on the bus.<p>3. Just keep persisting at it and turn it into a habit. Create a trigger to remind yourself to perform the habit every day (eg: maybe a reminder post-it or poster on your wall), and reward yourself (maybe with a snack like some chocolates or juice) when you complete the 30 minutes of drilling to make you look forward to the next session.<p>4. Recognize that forgetting is natural, but there are ways to minimize the losses. I like the idea of paraphrasing key concepts into Evergreen Notes (<a href="https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Evergreen_notes" rel="nofollow">https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Evergreen_notes</a>) based on what I've read, and occasionally reviewing those.<p>5. Eventually create your own Anki decks, using tools mentioned in <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32397162" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32397162</a> like <a href="https://github.com/kerrickstaley/genanki" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/kerrickstaley/genanki</a> or <a href="https://github.com/ankicommunity/ankidown/" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/ankicommunity/ankidown/</a>