*Leitner box advance tips* - A space repetition system - 1. Shuffle the card every now an then before testing your self 2. Judge your self fast To get a card right you should remember it in less then 2 seconds 3. Split big files 4. Make some card in advance 5. Ask some one to test you 6. Make a plan for finishability /reward maybe take a week off
Thank you so much for taking the time to type up the key points! No doubt many will find it helpful. Is number 2 correct? Remember it in less than 2 minutes? I think you meant seconds. --Matt
Thanks to everyone who has watched this vid! I hope it has helped you out. Another idea would be: just flip the stacks around from time to time. Study them starting with the opposite side than you normally do. Does anybody else have some different ways to use the Leitner box more effectively? I'm still using mine and I'm considering starting one for Cantonese.
I'm amazed by the amount of interest this video has received! If you've gained a clear understanding of how the Leitner Box works from me, I'm truly pleased and fulfilled. I still use my boxes to learn Cantonese and Mandarin. If you've enjoyed these videos, please consider buying one of my language-learning card games to support my channel. You can check out my indie games HERE: languagecardgames.com/ Cheers! - Matthew Boyle
That's so kind of you to say! Well, it's a little bit of my handiwork. Started with a plain shoebox and then cut and glued Hong Kong postcards to it and also inserted Hong Kong postcards into it as dividers. So you could do the same. Just cut and fit any postcards or maybe even magazine pictures or photos to your box! Good luck and have fun!
SRS means "spaced repetition system". It is a way to memorize stuff. Anki is a popular SRS app, but there are many more popular SRS apps these days. Or you can build a physical box like this...this box is the original SRS before the apps came out! Cheers!
Im confused with the first level. How many cards do you first implement? Does it just keep going, meaning you add cards every day or week? And i thought generally the box system schedule ends at day 64? Any clarity on that?
Great questions! Yes, this system is very flexible. You can add as many cards as you like, whenever you like, to Level 1. A simple example would be to add 10 new cards per day to Level 1 before you begin using the box that day. But that's not the only way. Some people like to add a bunch of cards once or twice a week. It's totally up to you how many cards you put in and how often. The more you add, the more you will have to test and the harder it will be to remember them. About your last question, the system continues indefinitely. You just keeping looping around and around the calendar. Of course, if you want to end it, you can end it any time. I seem to like taking a couple weeks off every two or three months. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any follow up questions! --Matt
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*Leitner box advance tips*
- A space repetition system -
1. Shuffle the card every now an then before testing your self
2. Judge your self fast
To get a card right you should remember it in less then 2 seconds
3. Split big files
4. Make some card in advance
5. Ask some one to test you
6. Make a plan for finishability /reward maybe take a week off
Thank you so much for taking the time to type up the key points! No doubt many will find it helpful. Is number 2 correct? Remember it in less than 2 minutes? I think you meant seconds. --Matt
Thanks to everyone who has watched this vid! I hope it has helped you out. Another idea would be: just flip the stacks around from time to time. Study them starting with the opposite side than you normally do. Does anybody else have some different ways to use the Leitner box more effectively? I'm still using mine and I'm considering starting one for Cantonese.
I'm amazed by the amount of interest this video has received! If you've gained a clear understanding of how the Leitner Box works from me, I'm truly pleased and fulfilled. I still use my boxes to learn Cantonese and Mandarin. If you've enjoyed these videos, please consider buying one of my language-learning card games to support my channel. You can check out my indie games HERE: languagecardgames.com/ Cheers! - Matthew Boyle
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sick box, where did you get it from if you don't mind me asking?
That's so kind of you to say! Well, it's a little bit of my handiwork. Started with a plain shoebox and then cut and glued Hong Kong postcards to it and also inserted Hong Kong postcards into it as dividers. So you could do the same. Just cut and fit any postcards or maybe even magazine pictures or photos to your box! Good luck and have fun!
What is SRS apps??
SRS means "spaced repetition system". It is a way to memorize stuff. Anki is a popular SRS app, but there are many more popular SRS apps these days. Or you can build a physical box like this...this box is the original SRS before the apps came out! Cheers!
Im confused with the first level. How many cards do you first implement? Does it just keep going, meaning you add cards every day or week? And i thought generally the box system schedule ends at day 64? Any clarity on that?
Great questions! Yes, this system is very flexible. You can add as many cards as you like, whenever you like, to Level 1. A simple example would be to add 10 new cards per day to Level 1 before you begin using the box that day. But that's not the only way. Some people like to add a bunch of cards once or twice a week. It's totally up to you how many cards you put in and how often. The more you add, the more you will have to test and the harder it will be to remember them.
About your last question, the system continues indefinitely. You just keeping looping around and around the calendar. Of course, if you want to end it, you can end it any time. I seem to like taking a couple weeks off every two or three months.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any follow up questions! --Matt