So far I’ve kept the pace of 10 cards per day, and after 800 cards (core 2k/6k) it’s taking me about 30 minutes to complete each day.
I’d like to try increasing the number of new cards per day to 20, but I fear it taking too long every day to complete it.
Will the time to complete each day keep increasing over time or have I reached the “cap” at which it will stay going forward? Would I be fine spending one hour a day or would it be better to keep the new cards number down to better focus?
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IDK but here is some info to help you decide:
* I did a thread where I asked people how much time they spend on vocab and the results were all over the place….if there is a consensus I don’t know what it is.
* It probably would depend on the total time you study. E,g, 30 min, out of 7 hours of study/day is different than 30 min, out of 40 min of total study/day.
* I do 30 min a day (which is 25% of my total study) because it would drive me nuts to do more. That leaves more time for reading which is much more fun than flashcards
I would not do more than 50% of my study time in Anki, and would probably want to keep it closer to 25%.
Personally it takes me a bit longer, because I always write out the vocab a few times in a notebook. And I also shadow the sentence audio as well. (aka read out loud)
I mine my own vocab/sentences so some times the “sentence” I’m shadowing is more like a paragraph.
1. Write the vocab a few time
2. While I’m writing listen to the sentence without looking at the sentence
3. Shadow sentence
I personally like this process, cause you get a bit of practice of everything. Writing them out helps me remember the words better. And listening without looking at the sentence works on listening comprehension. Shadowing helps a bit with speaking
Easiest way to decrease anki time is to rep faster. I’d rather stay around 30 minutes a day.