When learning to ride a bike You don’t memorize when to move your legs.
And if you want to do it, and do it quickly, you've got to do your Anki reps. Acquire lots and lots of vocabulary so you get through the boring part and start enjoying the use of the language.
>It just sticks in your brain
yeah, that's how I feel with flashcards/anki. After doing it a bunch, it's just there in your brain.
>When learning to ride a bike You don’t memorize when to move your legs.
I mean, isn't that exactly what muscle memory is? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_memory