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This is very interesting. I’m aware of Anki/flash cards for helping with learning specific topics, but this more general usage that you’re describing is extremely intriguing!

I’m inspired to add something like this to my workflow.

I’d be curious to hear more about how/why you got started with this habit?

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https://augmentingcognition.com/ltm.html I can't remember what I saw that lead me to that essay, but it got me thinking I should give flashcards another go.

Like I guess many people, I also had tried once or twice, but very much the common downloading a couple of other people's decks then stopping a couple of days later.

I'm not inplementing what he suggests very much at all in the end - but the idea is at least hinted at there, I think.

For the specific idea, I'm experimenting with a piece of wisdom shared with me once by a friend who had an immense repertoire of Irish traditional tunes she remembered and played effortlessly. I knew a few hundred tunes, her, thousands.

I lamented the long road ahead of me, all these tunes to learn, and she said, no no, don't worry, just start by learning the tunes you already know!

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