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Sad_Face posted...

My retention rate so far is probably a good 60%, if I'm being generous. I definitely need to keep working on my Anki flashcards. I've actually been delaying working on my vocabulary and grammar for the past 3 weeks because I dread spending 2-3 hours on them everyday like I did with the kanji. I don't know if it was a good idea, but I can't stop now >_>

You should lower the interval modifier. You want to strive for a retention rate of about 80 percent for optimal time efficiency (i.e. least number of reviews you have to do per day). There's an equation in the anki manual showing what you should change your interval modifier to in order to hit a target retention rate. You just need to plug in your current retention rate and your target retenion rate into the equation.

log(desired retention%) / log(current retention%)

So log(80%) / log(60%) = 0.44, so you change the interval modifier to 44% in that specific deck and your retention rate should theoretically rise to 80% over time.

The 80% number is from this graph, based on an anki simulator run with various parameters.


http://massimmersionapproach.com/table-of-contents/anki/low-key-anki/forgetting-strategically/

Also, consider implementing the Low-Key Anki setup. It really helps remove any stress from reviewing and reduces the number of cards you need to do per day. By a lot.

http://massimmersionapproach.com/table-of-contents/anki/low-key-anki/intro/
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