Voytek wrote:rdearman wrote:Voytek wrote:What do you think about using Anki only for exposure, without memorization and recalling?
That is what I do all the time, which is why I have probably at least a couple of hundred if not a thousand cards per day. It is a lot less stressful than trying to spend 2-5 minutes per card trying to memorise them. Also it is a lot better if you have audio on the cards as well as the text.
Besides audio I also put images into my flashcards which helps me understand and remember them better. It also makes reviewing a bit faster, I guess.
Do you find this technique effective and ain`t you too exhausted after a session?
I generally don't do a "session" but rather multiple sessions throughout the day, with the longest period normally at lunchtime at work. I will sit flipping through cards during and after my lunch until I get bored of it, probably 20-30 minutes. The remainder of the time is walks with the dog, about 10-20 minutes in total morning and evenings, then whatever chance I get during the day. I try to catchup at weekends if I fall to far behind. Also on occasion I turn off new cards until I catchup. In fact I have a options group called 'catchup' for just for that purpose. I turn off new cards and put the max reviews to like 2500 and power my way through them. This is quicker for me since I'm not attempting to memorise them, but just get them in front of my face.
I have a deck of quotations, advice, tips, tricks, etc which are in English (my native language) mostly, with some French which I have been flipping through for years. I have actually managed to memorise a huge number of these cards without trying to just because I have seen them so many times.