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ANKI/Spaced Repetition/Active Recall etc.

Notion user here. I made all my Mains notes on Notion for the last attempt. The toggle feature was extremely useful. 
For those willing to collaborate, I'll be willing to share all the notes I've made so far (covers 80% of topics). We can come together and create some sort of master notes with excellent points for all topics as collaboration features are excellent. 


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As for Anki, I feel it's more useful for Prelims (since the key aspect is memorization).

Maybe we can break up the work and create flashcards for specific areas? 

After that we can share it to all 

@dragon_rider already has done some great work. We can add onto that 

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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!

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@Kasturi22 Yes. Thanks for pointing that out. I should have mentioned it.
For those interested, watch this video by Ali Abdaal. 

He details how to use Notion effectively (for note-making as well as memorizing). From him, I learned the use of the toggle feature as a tool for active recall.


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