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Is SuperMemo needed at all?

April 26, 2017needed SuperMemo

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Is SuperMemo needed at all?

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Question: When I need to memorize a bunch information, I make flashcards. My gut is usually a good indicator of when I need to go through them again. It’s surprising to me there seems to be so much scientific study behind SuperMemo. (full text below) Answer: If you try SuperMemo for some time, you will notice that it is quite liberating to let the computer do the guessing for you. If you later go into thousands of memorized elements, your gut will fail you at some point. After all, it is not easy to guess which of your 100,000 items is closest to being forgotten.