ANKI/Spaced Repetition/Active Recall etc.
Since there seem to be a few people who are interested in such topics I thought we could just create a thread to discuss such things. We can properly go into all of this. After Prelims, of course. Also if anyone has ideas of pre-made decks to make for ANKI post it down below and i'll try to add it to the list.
ANKI PRE-MADE DECK LIST
Historical Organizations and their leaders
Journals/Newspapers and their authors
Ramsar Sites
National Parks
Tiger Reserves
Reports (and their corresponding publishers)
Festivals/Sports/Art etc. and their corresponding state
So for the past two weeks i've been moping around and stuff because I totally fucked up my Prelims. It was just really atrocious. Knowing that I have no chance to clear it really upset me and I, of course, started off with blaming UPSC for making the exam tough. In reality, my preparation was sub-par. I knew that but just took some time to accept it and figure out a broad plan to fix those problems. Now this has nothing to do with this group nor does it have anything to do with what I really started typing this message out for which was to kick-start the group into adding ANKI decks for others to be able to use it to their advantage. I just wanted to put this out there. To be able to tell myself, that I have truly accepted it since I accepted it in public.
So here are the ANKI decks I have made:
Committees.apkg
I made such lofty promises pre Prelims but I have done 0 work. Still do not know how to use notion. Any beginner's guide?
I'm sharing my notes here since some of you have already asked via PM.
https://www.notion.so/celeborn/GS-Mains-321b4a183d0143e8abf9211fd1d5ff80
Notion is really versatile (perhaps the most versatile productivity app). Hence learning it can be challenging. To simplify the process, I only focussed on creating the most basic notes in terms of features. My aim was to consolidate various notes into one place so I can revise from there at the last moment instead of referring to multiple sources. I only used the toggle feature, and separated/categorized notes into various papers =>subjects =>topics =>subtopics. Plus as an added bonus, it looked clean and well-organised
Just go through them. You'll get a basic idea.
If you make an account on Notion (it's free), you can copy paste these notes and add content, delete, modify etc.
Also most things are self explanatory. It's intuitive to use. There are instructions for every step.
Have a great start to the journey!
To all those using ANKI, I just tried out the Speed Focus Mode add-on. It's amazing. Especially in this last minute revision because it forces you to go through a large number of cards in a short period of time. Basically you can set it so that the answer will be revealed after a certain amount of time like 10 or 15 seconds.
The code for the add-on: 1046608507
I made such lofty promises pre Prelims but I have done 0 work. Still do not know how to use notion. Any beginner's guide?
I'm sharing my notes here since some of you have already asked via PM.
https://www.notion.so/celeborn/GS-Mains-321b4a183d0143e8abf9211fd1d5ff80
Notion is really versatile (perhaps the most versatile productivity app). Hence learning it can be challenging. To simplify the process, I only focussed on creating the most basic notes in terms of features. My aim was to consolidate various notes into one place so I can revise from there at the last moment instead of referring to multiple sources. I only used the toggle feature, and separated/categorized notes into various papers =>subjects =>topics =>subtopics. Plus as an added bonus, it looked clean and well-organised
Just go through them. You'll get a basic idea.
If you make an account on Notion (it's free), you can copy paste these notes and add content, delete, modify etc.
Also most things are self explanatory. It's intuitive to use. There are instructions for every step.
Have a great start to the journey!
It serves the purpose for collating information, but recall or retrieval is not made easy with Notion. We get that pseudo satisfaction that everything is organised and structured. But keep in mind, that it's structured in Notion and not in our Brain.
Great initiative. Will be happy to contribute post prelims.
But before that, probably we should explain or rather make people internalise the philosophy that Active recall, Spaced repetition and Interleaved study are efficient study methods compared to Re-reading, Highlighting and Summarising.
Unless that is done, you won't find a need to use these tools. At the end of the day, they are just tools to use the efficient study philosophy!
Dora-the_Explorer,thepolicydreamerTo all those using ANKI, I just tried out the Speed Focus Mode add-on. It's amazing. Especially in this last minute revision because it forces you to go through a large number of cards in a short period of time. Basically you can set it so that the answer will be revealed after a certain amount of time like 10 or 15 seconds.
The code for the add-on: 1046608507
Thank you for sharing :)
dragon_rider,
Micro,Great initiative. Will be happy to contribute post prelims.
But before that, probably we should explain or rather make people internalise the philosophy that Active recall, Spaced repetition and Interleaved study are efficient study methods compared to Re-reading, Highlighting and Summarising.
Unless that is done, you won't find a need to use these tools. At the end of the day, they are just tools to use the efficient study philosophy!
Yes of course. We can talk about it in detail after Prelims. I think it's way too late for people not using this stuff to start using it all of a sudden with such little time.
Sankoza,
peterparker,@dragon_rider I know Notion but what’s the toggle feature?
You can set the toggle feature so that the sub-points to a main point can only be seen through like a drop down arrow thing.
https://www.notion.so/Toggles-c720af26b4bd4789b736c140b2dc73fe
Sankoza,
Should I switch to Notion now.. ?? Is there time to get accustomed to this process and will it be more helpful? Recovering from Mains failure.. Maybe new methods of learning may make the process more interesting. But need help and collaboration..
Before you make that switch, DO know that no software or app could be life changing :P just like there are no life changing haircuts (yes, I’m looking at you TLC).
Try it out only if you’re looking for a filing system for mains notes currently, and are used to ‘online’ interface. I used OneNote, made a jump into Notion because I figured it would help me revise notes once and make them less bulky. For someone who is already committed pen and paper notes, or another app, it might be too much work. It’s great software, but it’s just a notetaking app like any other - the hardwork is going through them a gazillion times so they register in our brains.
ToBeDiplomat,@SergioRamos Are you getting back to prep for 2021 now? if yes and still intending to work with this app.. then lets get to work..
Getting back to prep, but seeing so much work before me I cannot seem to take out a few extra days to get accustomed to the new way. Sorry man, but I will be sticking to pen and paper.
@dragon_rider ah! Nice. It’s like Flashcards without the algorithm
Yeah pretty much. I think it's better for Mains since we aren't really preparing stand-alone facts and rather we're preparing on inter-linked analysis of various topics/subjects.
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