hiddenalias's MLS 5g Journal

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Spaced repetition is essentially a memorization system like flash cards but with extra timing intervals added based on how well you know a given card, like if you know a card "ok" it will only be allowed to reappear in the stack after 2 minutes, while if you know it "really well" it will only be allowed in the stack again after 2 days, etc.

Anki specifically is a spaced repetition system (SRS) app available for desktop, Android, and iOS. The desktop (AnkiWeb) and Android (AnkiDroid) versions are free, while the iOS (AnkiMobile) version costs money; all three can download from the same freely available Anki-format flash card sets.

For a personal example, I've used Anki, along with a bit of private tutoring from a classmate, to successfully pass Calculus 2 in college the third time with a B+, while the two attempts before without it resulted in an F and a D, respectively.