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i can’t even begin to imagine how good i could be a year from now or even a couple months in the future. it’s really exciting and interesting to see how i’ve developed. i use a normal google docs document, and it helped me out with my grammar in the beginning, but it didn’t take long until i almost became my own spellcheck haha. i can almost always instinctively know what mistakes i have made when i see the blue line appear under a word or a part of the sentence. really interesting progress with way less effort than i thought was needed.

it’s so interesting, how i thought language learning would be like climbing a mountain, when in reality it’s just like climbing a little rock every day. small efforts make great achievements in the end. really happy.

DIAGNOSTIC SCORE: 506

Goal #1: 510 Content Review

Topics covered: enzyme structure and function

Enzyme structure and function quiz: 80%

Created flashcards of missed questions

reviewed khan academy videos on 2x speed

did khan academy enzyme structure and function passage (100%)

Anki cards done: 214

Time Spent: 27 mins (anki), 20 mins (khan academy super quick review), 15 mins khan academy b/b passage

Planned for later: amino acids quiz for 20 mins

Okay yeah I just looked it up and that whole patterned banner thing on the left is not something I would have remembered in a billion years, even though it's clearly the most visually distinct part of the flag!

I feel like this comes from latching onto single features that make for good visual mnemonics that I know reliably get me the correct answer when the flag comes up on anki, and laser-focusing on that one feature and not feeling incentivized to absorb any more visual data than necessary. Like another one is that I know Gabon's flag is three horizontal stripes and the top one's green, and that's cos my dumb mnemonic there was G = green and it's on top, hence Gabon. But I couldn't even guess what colour the two lower stripes are!

a bit of a departure from my usual content... because i know anki is useful and good for me but i never get around to doing my reviews properly 💀 it feels endless with the amount of cards i need to go through + a bit soul-sucking, especially now that i'm cramming

so for anyone interested, this is my add-on combination that's been super motivating! (read: i look forward to opening anki now)

custom background – makes your anki prettier, put your fav celebs or characters as a wallpaper LOL

ankimote – i get tired of pressing 1 2 3 4. useful when you're at home with wifi, not so great outside the home imo. worth the time to set up gestures (it's a GUI, super easy)

contanki – for anyone that has a playstation/switch controller!

deadline2 – for cramming, you can put a deadline for decks (i put my test date)

duolingo-style gamification – plays the sound effects and a pop-up (it's weirdly motivating especially if you enjoy duolingo)

hitmarkers – displays FPS-style crosshair and sound effect. great if you enjoy call of duty, valorant, etc.

progress bar – displays how far you have to go in the deck. helps me from feeling like it's never-ending

quizlet to anki – most public decks are available on quizlet + most institutions use quizlet in my experience. this downloads the cards in anki format for you

anki habitica – connects your flashcards progress to a habit on anki. you need to manually initiate the set-up upon install by going to 'tools > anki habitica > set up' and keying in your user ID/API key

review heatmap – github-style illustration of your daily reviews! mine is... empty until tests come around LOL hopefully this latest combination of add-ons change that

pass rate bar – shows how many reviews you've passed in the last 7 days. i just got this so not much to say yet

speed focus mode – i don't use the auto-fail feature on this, but the countdown clock is nice for preventing you from drifting away