202409301620 Status: #idea Tags: #learning_theory #spaced_repetition # Spaced Repetition vs Cramming Cramming doesn't work because it relies on your short-term memory, so the vast majority of the knowledge gains made through cramming are lost within a couple days. Instead spaced repetition is optimal. However, flashcards are one of the lowest effort ways to perform spaced repetition. They're good, but you would get more knowledge gains by doing spaced repetitions of quizzes of the material, and then even more knowledge gains by doing spaced repetitions of writing essays synthesizing all the material. The more difficult the learning medium, the more solid the knowledge gains --- # References [[Make it stick_ the science of successful learning]]