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For me, the usage of spaced repetition ("a medium which makes memory a choice") built into the essay was more interesting than the content itself. Now we just need a standard for embedding these sorts of question and answer in documents so you can use the spaced repetition software of your choice (or just publish an anki deck for it).

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Very glad you're enjoying that! While we've explored some of the possibilities in this space in the essays here, it does feel early to standardize: lots we're still excited to explore in purpose-built contexts first. :)

I have read "quantum computing for the very curious" and I found it impressive, its a great article and a great way to teach. For your records, here are the few downsides I found :

- Some questions seem to be of little relevance (I am not interested in memorizing an Einstein quote for life but I have no way of signaling it).

- The order of the questions is deterministic within a session (I always get some related questions on after the other).

- I received no email notification when "How the quantum search algorithm works" went out.

This is helpful feedback; thank you!

I'm working on something like this

This site's approach looks promising

I'd love a tool to make building anki decks easier. I've gone so far as to make plugins to create cards from highlighted sections, but I feel like this is clunky.

I'd love to hear more about your idea

edit: I found it - branches-app.com/theplan. Taking a look now

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