On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Michael Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > Roger wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> here is a solution for identifying your top leech items on a Linux >> machine. The used program is available for Windows too (http:// >> sourceforge.net/projects/xmlstar/), but I did not test it on Windows. >> The procedure produces a simple list of your flashcards sorted >> descending by lapses. >> > > > Back up a second - what is the meaning of "leech" in this vernacular? Why > would I want to find them? (I'm not being argumentative, I'm truly > curious.)
I think the 2 links to Anki & SuperMemo documentation addressed that question well enough. The name conveys the meaning: cards that for whatever reason have proven really difficult to remember, and for that reason keep coming up and 'leeching' your review time. They are time-wasters, discouraging, ineffective, and indicative of being either irrelevant or badly formulated. Any of those is enough to want to know about them for analysis & action. -- gwern
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