I have done something a little like this; the card isn't the info itself, it's a pointer to the info. So when I'm practicing music, for example, I might have cards that just list various songs or pieces or things I want to practice. I'll let mnemosyne schedule them, and then I rate how well I did after I've practiced. Lower score => need more practice => less time between sessions, etc. This works better for those things that I want to "remember" (i.e., be good at) forever. For songs that I learn and don't care about learning more of it works less well since eventually you remove them, but in the short term when you have a lot of stuff to get through; more than you can in a day, or even several days; an SRS program is good for prioritizing those things.
On the other hand, if you find that an item gets to the point where you're barely hitting it, you can just remove it. The plugin that tells you how many days out it'll be depending on how you grade it is good for this; if a "4" grade pushes you past, say, 365 days, then you could take that to mean that you don't need to /ever/ practice this particular thing again since something else you're practicing is taking the place of this thing. Many interpretations are possible, of course, and what works for me might not for others. On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Peter Bienstman <[email protected]>wrote: > You could in theory make a card for each chapter, but I suppose the > algorithm works best if a card only refers to a small piece of > information... > > Peter > > On Oct 27, 6:48 pm, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know that the idea behind the software is psychological research > > that reveals the optimal frequency of repetition for learning. I > > have a massive amount of notes that would make using the software > > impractical, but I think I could benefit from having a ROUGH idea of > > how often to review each chapter of my notes. > > > > Can the algorithm be generalized in some way, even if it isn't 100% > > accurate to something like: > > > > 1. Review chunk x of material every 3 days, for 4 weeks. If you get a > > part of x wrong review that part every day for 4 days > > > > Thanks in advance either way > > > > Steve > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<mnemosyne-proj-users%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en.
