ADHD Guide To Spaced Repetition

8 flashcards · Psychology · by charlie42

1. When should I rate the flashcard 5/5?

   When it's completely automatic. Advice: don't rate a card 5/5 until it's completely automatic, the answer should pop into your head as soon as you see the question.Advice: don't learn too many flashcards at once, 5-10 at a time is optimal, learn more after you've reviewed the previous ones.

2. Why is it a good idea to highlight some words?

   When reviewing the flashcards, only read the highlighted words. Advice: use colors to highlight main words so you don't need to read the full flashcard.

3. What feelings should a flashcard evoke?

   Pleasure, aesthetic or other. Advice: make cards pretty. controversial, but even if you're the kind of person to tweet in all lowercase, proper capitalization will probably make your cards more pleasant to look at.

4. Visually imagine what associations are easier to remember.

   Something outrageous - silly/infuriating/horny. Advice: silly/infuriating/horny examples are easier to remember.

5. Next we will show you 3 examples of a good flashcard.

   Note how these flashcards are full of memorable images and how only essential words are highlighted.

6. [Flashcard examples] Any science from which a naval adventurer might derive the greatest practical advantage.

   Belonging to, pertaining to, or connected with a navy. From Latin nāvis ship; related to Greek naus, Old Norse nōr ship, Sanskrit nau. Advice: "fill-in" flashcards are useful when you don't need to understand the concept but to train automatism instead (learning languages).Explanation: you are supposed to see the word "adventurer"; see the ship imagery, and immediately think "naval". The meaning of the word will sink in on its own.

7. [Flashcard examples] Visually imagine: parlour VS parley.

   parlour - a room in a public building for receiving guests. parley - a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice. Advice: don't put two concepts on one card (except if you already have two separate cards for those concepts, then it's useful to make one card that combines them).

8. [Flashcard examples] Visually imagine parallax.

   Parallax is an apparent displacement of an object when we view it from different positions. A simple everyday example of parallax can be seen in the dashboard of motor vehicles that use a needle-style speedometer gauge. When viewed from directly in front, the speed may show exactly 60; but when viewed from the passenger seat the needle may appear to show a slightly different speed, due to the angle of viewing. Explanation: this flashcard it pretty. This flashcard includes a direct quote, which…