You have probably heard about SRS applications like Anki, Memrise etc and even though they are good after spending too many hours per day in front of the screen I want something getting me AFK (away from keyboard). So here I will present my ideas, views, trials, errors and hopefully a success in the end in creating a paper based system that can be part of my process learning a new language.
But there is already a bunch out there you say why not use one of them? The answer is they do not provide what I believe is a good solution. So here is what I am hoping to be able to have as features when finding a process for this.
Feature goals :
- Self contained - in notebook/s or within loose leafs
- Portable - I travel so I want to be able to bring it with me
- Without computer need - Reviews shouldn't need a computer
- Phase out - Have a definition of when something is learnt
- Gamified - Possibility to track things added/learnt
- Handwritten - I feel that writing things out by hand helps a lot in the learning process
- Simple - Simple enough to manage that the effort to use it is low
If I look at the current systems I know of we have the following :
Flash cards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashcard)
Could be useful but I'm imagining that the system needs to be able to handle at least 500-1000 words/phrases. That would be quite a pile of index cards and far too much to drag around.
Leitner System (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitner_system)
Flash cards based so having the issue mentioned above. I like though that there is a defenition of when something is done and moved out of the system.
Paper-and-pencil SuperMemo (https://www.supermemo.com/articles/paper.htm)
Could be something but seems complex in the layout between two notebooks and the description states that it is too much overhead and that is why the software is needed.
Next up will be a description on my first attempt to find a solution.