🎯 Guiding Principle
There isn’t a single “perfect” schedule — the ideal one creates a delay of reviews so that you re-study right before the memory is lost completely. Practise with gradually-doubling intervals and changing them by difficulty and topic.
⚙️ Common Practical Schedule
A commonly utilized prime-friendly order: 10 min → 1 day → 3 days → 7 days → 14 days → 1 month → 3 months → 6 months. Many subjects could be based on this particularly smooth progression.
🚀 Intensive / Short-Term
In case of examination preparation or vocabulary of a period you can apply the following sequence: 10 min → 1 hr → 1 day → 2 days → 4 days → 1 week → 2 weeks. Use it for a short period, and then reduce the practice after the examination.
🧪 Long-Term / Mastery
For perfect retention slowly widen the gaps: 1 day → 7 days → 30 days → 90 days → 180 days → 365 days. Useful for a professional field or languages.
🔁 Adaptive Scheduling
Let SRS/apps take control: if it is easy to recall, then double or even triple the next interval; if it is hard, shorten or reset to the shortest interval. Your personal performance should be the factor determining spacing.
📚 Topic-Specific Tips
Vocabulary: shorter early intervals. Concepts/skills: combine SRS with spaced practice and application. Procedural skills need varied practice, not only flashcards.
🧠 Memory Strength
Use active recall and meaningful cues (images, context, mnemonics). Hard-to-remember cards should be broken into smaller facts or linked to stronger cues.
📊 Example 30-Day Plan
Day 0: Learn 20 cards. The review plan is: Day 0, Day 1, Day 3, Day 7, Day 14, Day 30 — by Day 30 most easy cards will be strongly retained.
✅ Quick Rules
1) Keep cards atomic.
2) Review daily.
3) Trust the SRS.
4) Adjust intervals per card performance.
5) Combine with active practice.