📚 Pick Clear Material
Divide subjects into little, easy to test and learn facts or concepts, with one idea for each card. Clear and concentrated cards help recall and scheduling to be more efficient.
🗂️ Choose Your System
Digital apps or a paper Leitner box can be your choice. While digital tools facilitate intervals, paper systems offer the physical control.
⏰ Set Initial Intervals
For new cards, start with short gaps (1 minute → 1 day → 3 days). When you have a successful recall, extend the intervals to 7 days, 14 days, 1 month, and so on.
🧠 Practice Active Recall
Before you check, try to answer from your memory. Having difficulty in recalling will take more time but it will be more productive because the time spent will be like reinforcement.
🔁 Use Spaced Reviews Daily
Keep it short daily (15-30 minutes) sessions. Consistency is better than marathon sessions, the daily micro-reviews keep the schedule manageable and effective.
📊 Track & Adjust
Rate cards based on difficulty. Practice hard cards more times and extend the intervals for easy ones. Let the system adjust according to your performance.
💡 Make Better Cards
Simple questions, pictures, mnemonics, and cloze deletions work best. Do not create cards that are too wide open—their low recall accuracy and ineffective scheduling will hurt your learning.
🔗 Integrate with Study Habits
SRS can be combined with Pomodoro for concentration, Cornell Notes for summarization, and Feynman for understanding. SRS is not for comprehension, but it is the best for retention.
🚫 Avoid Cramming
Spaced repetition lessens the need to cram. Rely on the schedule—steady reviews triumph over last-minute, intensive study every time.