For those who use public transit, anki on the phone is lifechanging. I’d advise keeping a small notepad with you in case you think of something to look up, check, add or edit later—those are all inconvenient on the phone, especially if one is on the subway and can’t get online at all.
Agreed. I’ve known about Anki for a long time, but lacked the push that got me finally using it, until I read the Motivation Hacker. Now I have Anki set up on my phone, along with Beeminder. It feels really good of a morning to be able to cycle through my Anki learning for the day, and tick that goal off in Beeminder. Bonus: Combined with better use of Evernote, I finally feel like I’m really getting the use out of having a smartphone that was my reason for switching to one a year ago.
It amuses me that Motivation Hacker was the push towards setting up the systems that would allow me to actually remember the important facts from books, etc that I read, such as the Motivation Hacker.
For those who use public transit, anki on the phone is lifechanging. I’d advise keeping a small notepad with you in case you think of something to look up, check, add or edit later—those are all inconvenient on the phone, especially if one is on the subway and can’t get online at all.
Agreed. I’ve known about Anki for a long time, but lacked the push that got me finally using it, until I read the Motivation Hacker. Now I have Anki set up on my phone, along with Beeminder. It feels really good of a morning to be able to cycle through my Anki learning for the day, and tick that goal off in Beeminder. Bonus: Combined with better use of Evernote, I finally feel like I’m really getting the use out of having a smartphone that was my reason for switching to one a year ago.
It amuses me that Motivation Hacker was the push towards setting up the systems that would allow me to actually remember the important facts from books, etc that I read, such as the Motivation Hacker.
I use Notes on iPhone to record things to look up, check, add or edit later.