13 Steps to Better ANKI Flashcards | Part 1/2

Anki is a powerful tool for premed and medical students to improve their memory through flashcards. However, as a tool it is often misused and misunderstood. Here's how you can create more effective flashcards to get the most out of Anki.

01:01 1) Keep Your Decks Simple
02:35 2) First Understand, Then Memorize
03:19 3) Lay the Foundations First
03:54 4) Follow the Minimum Information Principle
05:04 5) Cloze Deletions Are Your Best Friend
05:39 6) Use Images, Photos, & Figures

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[margomade]

1. Keep decks simple (1 per exam) and use tags for systems, mnemonics etc
2. Understand first then memorize so you can apply what you learn on test day (makes learning quicker)
3. Lay foundations first (80/20) focus on highest yield information big picture basics before details
4. Minimum information principal (don’t make complex cards with sub items, make a bunch of simple cards for each sub item)
5. Cloze Deletions are AmAzInG! (Helps with step 4)
6. Images Photos and Figures (better than a bunch of text) even an “unrelated” image that makes you think of the topic — image occlusion enchanted
7. Watch the other related med school insiders videos on anki (;

[morgainnetaar]

I'm a nursing school student and am 53 years old. Studying smarter and optimizing organization and studying is essential in older years. Thank you for your guidance.

[iferren]

I think my first anki deck is going to be to remember this 13 steps. Thank you!!!

[samuelsmithmed]

Never used ANKI before graduate school, and used it this whole year. Easiest 4.0 I've gotten in terms of time spent to memorize information using Dr. J's tips and his tips only. Don't complicate your ANKI cards, MAKE THEM SHORT, and don't spend too much time making a single card!!

[jaehaerys]

This is definitely not just for medical school, it’s also quite helpful for organic chemistry, memorizing formulas

[vevefilm]

Thank you for this! I've been using Anki for a while but still had so much trouble making effective flashcards. This video helped me a lot and my grades increased a lot when I started applying these tips! Thank you so much!!

[successorbot]

I am not a medical student so my classes are not even hard and there isn't so much to memoriese but I know they gonna be harder in future. So I started to make cards from now :)

[lynn]

筆記：
1. 保持結構簡單，不要分層
2. 先理解，再記憶
3. 必要的基礎知識
4. 一張卡資訊要簡單，不要像粽子
5. fill in the ___ (怎麼做，看之前影片)
6. 圖片會很棒，開始很慢但累積起來效果好

[kromatic]

I've been making handwritten notes since the beginning of the semester but the next block, I will give Anki another chance.

You the real MVP, Dr. J. 🙌

[jaderock]

Second year university student, I ended up with a C in bio last semester which wasn't good and I may need to retake, but Anki and your videos have been so helpful that I currently have an A and a physiology test tomorrow so hopefully that goes better!

Thanks and subbed!

[caeliamaree]

To be honest, I'm in a dire need of help in studying efficiently. First, I'm a freshman student and because of the pandemic, I am having a hard time adjusting to attending online classes. Second, my study method and note-taking method is very time-consuming that I spend several hours on a single subject only. I want to improve and have a better method of studying and note-taking skills so that I can use my time efficiently and effectively. My current study method is to write and rewrite my notes for better recall, however, it consumes most of my time, leaving limited or no time for other subjects. Lastly, examinations are fast-approaching and my mind is still all over the place; confused and weary and worse, I have only studied OM so far, yet it ate most of my time. What more when proper class starts and I have to review three other subjects every day.

[onemanenclave]

Anki is one of the best things that has ever happened to me.

[devindeluna]

It would be great if you discussed the interval settings that you used for your Step 1/2 Anki decks. Thanks!

[Max-vpbz]

Could you show us some Anki cards you made? To have an idea on how to make them? Thanks!

[Shishmish]

I am not in med sccool, but my major is Chinese language, so anki helped me a with remembering so many new words and characters 😊 I still haven't tried adding images to my flash cards, but I should probably do that as well 👍

[tolvajtamas]

Saw krebs cycle in the video
Me: starts to remember vietnam war flashbacks of biochemistry

[flojeron]

I study medicine in México and just recently learned about Anki thanks to YouTube, and it is actually amazing, and also thanks for the tips on how to use it properly

[dustysdisciples]

Cloze overlapper and image occlusion are the best add-ons, try change my mind.

[MDSkai]

wow this timing is amazing, I just started an anki deck for the mcat 3 days ago! Starting over though because of the whole minimum information principle 😂

[pmistry]

Installing the "tag hierarchy" for my decks helped me out a lot.