# How to remember stuff?

Two words: [spaced repetition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition).

I use [Anki](https://apps.ankiweb.net/), sync it with [AnkiWeb](https://ankiweb.net/) to my [phone](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ichi2.anki). As with most things the key is to make it a daily habit. I use morning coffee as a cue and reward.

Some plugins to enhance your Anki experience:

* [ActivityWatch for Anki](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/567877061) for monitoring your Anki in [ActivityWatch](https://activitywatch.net/).
* [AJT Media Converter](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1151815987) for automatically converting images and saving disk space.
* [AnkiConnect](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2055492159) allows external applications to communicate with your Anki collection.
* [LPCG (Lyrics/Poetry Cloze Generator)](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2084557901) for studying long passages of verbatim text (useful for memorising [poems](/poems.md))
* [Progress bar (Fixed by Shige)](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1708250053) shows your reviewed cards progress.
* [ReColor](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/688199788) for styling your Anki's theme.
* [Review Heatmap](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1771074083) visualises your review history like the contribution view on GitHub.
* [SwiftAnki: Quick Anki Navigation with Keyboard Shortcuts](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1467361433) faster navigation with [vim](/tools/text-editor.md) movements.
* [Switch Note Type Hotkey](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/565948788) provides shortcuts for quickly changing the note type when creating new cards.

## Links

* [How To Remember Anything Forever-ish ](https://ncase.me/remember/)by Nicky Case.
* [Spaced Repetition ](https://www.gwern.net/Spaced-repetition)by Gwern.
* [Augmenting Long-term Memory](http://augmentingcognition.com/ltm.html) by Michael Nielsen.
* [Effective learning: Twenty rules of formulating knowledge](https://www.supermemo.com/en/blog/twenty-rules-of-formulating-knowledge) by Piotr Wozniak.
* [Art of Memory](https://artofmemory.com/start/) - on how to learn memory techniques.


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