Yes, I have struggled with this over time as well. In general, I don't *need* to know something by a certain time, and the default SRS works fine for that, but sometimes I'm using it to try and optimize a time-boxed exercise. For these times the (old) cramming mode didn't work, because it was flat, as you mention. I think now with the new enhancements to cramming that I helped to propose some of that can be taken care of; it's like a mini-scheduler.
That said, it was about the same as just setting up a card set of what you need to know, and "learning ahead of schedule" with that one set, caring more about order and frequency than absolute day. On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 1:37 AM, pharmtech <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 29, 4:25 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > See, the way I study is to go over the 15 or so cards that I repeatedly > use, over and over, grading them 1 each time, until I feel comfortable that > they are properly ingrained in my head. > > I've encountered the same dilemma. On the one hand, the algorithm is > the most efficient way to memorize something over a long period of > time, where you can afford to forget, and recover the memory over > periods of days or weeks. But, in the real world, people need to > acquire bullet proof memory for an exam in 6 weeks. Or, they may > memorize numbers which aren't as conducive to helps like mnemonics. > > I think SRS, although not as efficient as it could be in a perfect > world, is valuable for learning in less-than-ideal circumstances. You > still get the benefit of prioritization/ordering so you spend your > time on harder material (unlike flat "cramming" of all the material > over and over). > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
