I’m curious how people tend to work through their Anki cards, because I’ve gone back and forth on taking it slow and having better recall with the words I know, vs trying to see as many cards as possible.
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For example:
* Do you pause and think about the answer first (slow)? Or go right to the answer and then think afterwards how well you remember it (fast).
* Do you type out the words first to help re-enforce, like Wanikani (slow)? Or just go with recall and validate your answer based on what is in your head?
* Etc etc
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I stare at the back of the card and decide whether it’s a fail or a pass before I flip it, and I make a real effort to remember if it feels hazy.
No typing. Typing is a much worse version of handwriting as a memory-aid, I have no idea why people bother with it.
Might also search and ask on /r/anki too.
Anyway, I value getting through my cards fast.
I give myself 4 seconds to think of *the one thing* I’m testing myself on, which for me is always meaning. If I get it right, pass with `good`. If I get it wrong, fail with `again`. If it takes more than 4 seconds, automatic fail with `again`. I take maybe 2 seconds to look over a card when I fail it.
I don’t type anything. Visual confirmation only for answers so I can get through reviews faster.
I personally do 4-5 seconds at most, but if my first guess is wrong I fail. Often I will do 2-3 seconds as my normal before I consider it a fail. If I fail when it comes up 2-3 times I will hit ‘easy’ to advance forward it to retest it. If it becomes a problem I start writing it down and trying to puzzle out why it is a problem. “モンガラカワハギ” is one which I fail on. Particularly katakana variants cause this for me.
Visual only.
I do sentence cards. If I read the sentence and know what the word means and how it fits into the sentence, that’s the first step. I also produce the word to see if I get the pitch accent right. If both are good, then it’s a pass. If either aren’t 100%, then it’s a fail. I grade a lot harder than most, but it assures I kno the word and am not “cheating” to get my cards done