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.
Make sure you first watch the Memorization Part 1 video: • Most Effective Way to ...
Anki Playlist (Cloze Deletions, Image Occlusion Enhanced, etc.): • How to Use Anki Effect...
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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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Special thanks to Supermemo for their post that helped inspire this: www.supermemo.com/en/archives...
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[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Check out part 2 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIG4dqporLx7b5Y.

[@margomade8109]

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 (;

[@jemand8462]

8 minutes in 1.5 x speed isn't too long to not watch. With your summary you're basically infringing copyright.

[@TheDodo1224]

We need more doctors like you :)

[@ronaldfortaleza1177]

i’m kinda confused. So I made a deck on Wednesday, around 150, and I have a test on Monday. I feel like Anki is not showing all my cards? How can I review them all and learn everything before Monday.

[@thomas.02]

@@ronaldfortaleza1177 under custom study there's a 'cram mode'

[@1boo]

@@jemand8462 btw he summarized it in the description too

[@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.

[@aisyahbogor7293]

Cool madam

[@Carlos-iq4th]

Im so amazed on how you at 53 are brave enough to go to college, my dad always dreamed to be a doctor, he is 43 right now, and he says he is so old, I would love he to talk with you :/

[@aisyahbogor7293]

@@Carlos-iq4th you should

[@kombinatsiya6000]

Good luck with your studies, Nancy!

[@izmaster1]

@@Carlos-iq4th hey Carlos, I'm 39 now and I'm in my second year of college. It's never to late to start!

[@iferren]

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

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

😂

[@lonewolf2193]

Lol. Good luck

[@brownproud8511]

You don’t know how much WE LOVE YOU

[@vevefilm6051]

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!!

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Good luck friend!

[@flojeron2013]

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

[@stressedstudent-_-4398]

This is amazing! I've been waiting for this since you mentioned it last video!!! :)

[@whitecoatsandcorgis]

This was so helpful! I can’t wait to learn more about Anki this year 😊

[@onemanenclave]

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

[@kromatic3610]

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. 🙌

[@fitnessabdul6811]

Dude use Anki, handwritten notes are a waste.

[@lifeisbeautiful7047]

This channel changed my life !!!!!

[@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 😂

[@availablehage]

How i did it go?

[@Maddawg31415]

Good timing for watching this video since I am in week 1 of med school and still getting this Anki thing going

[@quantumcrash7266]

This was super helpful! I'm an Anki lover, but I gotta fix my cards..they are way too complex. You nailed it, brotha! Thanks!

[@harleen-r]

This was super helpful. Thank you so much!!

[@josephamin5734]

Thanks for all great videos. I know I will go back to those once I start to study pre-optometry as a major very sooon!!👀👍

[@beniamino7733]

thank you very much for the video, it is really helpful.

[@geovannylego]

Realmente me han ayudado muchísimo tus videos, te deseo lo mejor en tu carrera y en tu vida, eres una bendición para muchos de nosotros, es extraordinario poder tener los subtítulos en español latino.

[@mokkrit1]

the content is excellent and definitely helpful!

[@jaderock1623]

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!

[@linam9724]

Hi! I'm curious to know if it worked well and if you're still using Anki...

[@KillerofGods]

How'd it go?

[@tolvajtamas8567]

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

[@rodrigoloureiro2308]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 so true!!

[@santaelenaaa]

Thank you for this!! Love your ANKI vids

[@sarahabdelkarim9284]

THANKS A MILLION I GREATLY APPREATCIATE YOUR HELP

[@100pmistry]

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

[@fatabakhan8860]

can you help how I can tag cards according to a certain topic without making subdeck?

[@100pmistry]

Fataba Khan Fataba Khan: This is the ordering of my tags: Class Name::Chapter&Title::Notes Class Name::Chapter&Title::Example Problems Making sub tags is basically the same way you make sub decks. Just add two colons at the end. Also if your thinking about using Anki, I highly recommend using “remnote” instead. It’s basically like Anki, but better in my opinion. Look up the KZbin channel, “takingnoteswithRen”. She made a video about RemNote.

[@successorbot9934]

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 :)

[@PhoenixBlade538]

This is so helpful Dr. J! Thanks!

[@claire2466]

Thank you so much for this video! i learned a lot! really guilty of much to complex cards with thousands of subitems haha. never thought of it the way you do. so really, helped a lot! Thanks😊

[@brittanystorey9460]

Cant wait for part 2

[@devpatel6657]

Was thinking of exactly this problem when I came across this in my feed. Thank you.

[@howtomedicate]

Flashcards for life!

[@samuelsmithmed214]

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!!

[@Shishmish6]

I am not in med sccool, but my major is Chinese language, so anki helped me a looooot 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 👍

[@TrevellGrant]

WE NEED PART 2 🙏🏾

[@devindeluna200]

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

[@prescribedcarry]

Devin DeLuna check out the AnKing’s video on recommended settings

[@lanabadereddin4472]

Kalpit Kalal i have the iPad version and you can upload images on there :)

[@joanab.4434]

I am overwhelmed .

[@pre-medpath1190]

Much needed video 🙌🏼

[@AlviTVBD]

IT guy here and I love anki, teaching someone in IT tonight, so wanted to go through this.

[@jaehaerys9194]

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

[@admiralpond7194]

I’m in the first year of high school and it has been helping me memorize a lot from different subjects

[@Toa_13]

@@admiralpond7194 I’m also a highschool student and it is amazing for chemistry and Spanish

[@darklightning4539]

Thank you so much for the tips! A comment to promote useful content to the world!

[@PrerakJuthani]

I agree with all of these points, except for the point that you shouldn't break things down by week. For one, I think there are a couple new add ons (Papa, mama, baby) now that help "scramble" cards so that, even if you are breaking it down by week, you can still get everything randomly. Also, the benefit of breaking it down week by week is that it allows more targeted studying (i.e. quizzes, specific labs that you might have a particular week, etc.). That's why I usually break things down by week. But, aside from that, I think all of these tips are golden!

[@ownthispwn]

I really needed this

[@LukeAvedon]

Wow, great tip with the images. No mention of Woz's 20 rules article though? Love the video.

[@dustysdisciples2205]

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

[@SunbladeNL]

Going to try this for my next exam!

[@Max-vp8bz]

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

[@stenionet]

Up.

[@giorgiofru]

Great video!

[@letu8006]

Thank you very much!!!

[@abdessamadbensaid2281]

Love you man!

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

That is informative.

[@lemon6804]

Thanks so much!

[@shubh_2733]

Loved it 💜

[@pAULSauceDO]

Gracias, genial por los subtítulos.

[@rachelvo9587]

I’m a vet student and I really love anki

[@johnlevine3384]

Thanks for the tips

[@nicc8230]

Can you do a video on how you specifically write anki flash cards to cover all of the diagnostic and specfiers for a disorder? The dsm 5 seems to have way to much info for a card

[@caeliamaree9359]

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.

[@HallowedManhattan]

Good luck sheilo!

[@kekeh.5696]

I hope you were able to cope, I was exactly like that too last year even with the same study method but I've learnt a lot on how to better my study skills and overall discipline in my studies from this channel,I've shifted to the Pomodoro technique and I now write notes once to comprehend them then I make Anki cards and review those, hope you also find what works for you

[@lynn5004]

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

[@kanzouu]

谢谢🙏

[@Ivan-zo4jv]

😳😳is this chinese o japanese o korean?

[@LKP0904]

thank you! can you make a video about tag use in anki? it will be helpful 👍🏻

[@samuelijoseph9697]

I love your videos Can you plz share some of your anki decks?

[@Wiley224]

Good video!!!

[@abdofareed2394]

I'v been making inferior anki cards all along

[@chingaipoon]

Thanks! Just wanna ask when would you recommend us to CREATE the flashcards, if thorough understanding of the topic is emphasized? Coz If i create them on firsr exposure, im often tempted to simply copy points over passively, without digesting and making correlations.

[@boglenight1551]

I have an ANKI deck for Med School Insiders learning.

[@SM-sg5uu]

Thanks for the great video Dr. Jubbal! Would you consider making a video showing how you made anki cards for a typical med school lecture? I have trouble determining what is high-yield and can sometimes end up with 100 cards per lecture.

[@jwbbccp]

I’ve been using screenshots of PowerPoints (or pics from the lab), plus Image Occlusion - it works extremely well, and can even serve the same purpose as Cloze deletions (just occlude out the “blanked” word). I’ve never really used tags before, but am going to start doing so now - especially since my IO cards have super long IDs and are borderline impossible to find via search... thanks for the tips!

[@AhmedSalah-gw4wv]

1:45 I can review the entire deck in case of having many subdecks as well. Like what's the problem of having a subdeck for each class?

[@njr337]

Best app ♥️

[@Max604]

I found with cloze deletions, I'd just remember the word before and after and then remember then cloze deletion answer.

[@drraviverma6319]

Heart full thanks for your vedio, can you please make a vedio on how you use Quizlet as it doesn't have space repeatition software

[@runthenumbers9698]

Another tip: He said to have one big deck instead of a bunch of little decks. This is true... but... one thing you might consider is separating out your decks by how long you have to study. You don't have to organize all your cards by deck, you can organize them by flag, and then when you have something coming up and you want to brush up on something specific, you can take those cards, put them in a "fast lane" deck in which you will cram over a few days or even just a day or two. When you've got a particular final or test of some kind in the near future, you can focus more on the things you need to focus on. Take firmer control.

[@PaulHobbs23]

If you want to learn more, read the 20 rules for formulating knowledge by the SuperMemo guy. Also, “Using Spaced Repetition to see through a piece of mathematics” by Michael Neilson.

[@richardms9888]

Can u please show us how u tagged your flashcards? There is a Herarchical Tags Add-On that I installed (to review a SketchyMicro deck from Pepper) with a tree of tags, but I cant do the same :( Great work as always dr. Jubbal

[@sunkissedgoddess93]

I wish their was something like this for pharmacy school students

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

All the principles on this channel work for pharm as well :)

[@shqipeahmetoglu1893]

Works great with chemical structures and name of medications for example. I use it!

[@MrMassari1231]

Thanks

[@indianstudywithme8255]

Anki flash cards 😍

[@MY-wo9yb]

Make sure to only add pictures in the “result”-card because there will be no exercise on a test that tells you to say what happens in the picture (you ignore definitions)

[@RedBullxMD]

I made efficient Anki decks but I feel I make good decks yet I encounter so many random facts that weren’t in my Anki deck! Any suggestions would go a long way for me.

[@jerryh1937]

what software did you use for your presentation. I really like it. Thanks.

[@watchoutusucka]

Could you make a new video on image occlusion enhanced because they updated it and i have no idea how to find my way around in it anymore! :/

[@Adam-gc6lp]

"Focus on higher yield information" - if I knew what is going to be on the test, I wouldn't have any problem with it. My professors rarely tell us to focus on this or that piece of information.

[@Adam-gc6lp]

I have.But it is of little use with my chemistry professor. She spends equal amount of time explaining various concepts. A TA may mention here and there that particular thing will appear on the test, but this is seldom. Frustratingly, tests often focus on one or two lectures whereas they skip other lectures. "Check with your school, which may contain a bank of old test questions" - I wish. We're not given PowerPoint presentations, as that would be too easy, not to mention sample test questions.

[@erik3255]

What are your thoughts on premade decks such as Zanki or Anking? Or do you find making your own cards is better? I like premade because it takes so long to make cards but is this a less efficient way to study?

[@Ixa90]

can you do a video on the bs/md program

[@christianperez1305]

I dont understand well the algorithm, and how to configure it to maximum performance. Please help

[@S_T_fania]

I'm a language student so I use it

[@slapto]

So would making a deck for each exam for us pre meds? So maybe 4 decks for a class?

[@mcnagi4246]

That feeling when you realize that most of your learning habits are correct. :D

[@clairmenson1528]

How do I avoid “recognizing” cards? In other words, how can I RECALL information without the cues that are present in closed deletions? I’m still an undergrad, and some courses require you to recall information rather than recognize it. For example, in my biotechnology midterm, we were asked to “write down steps, procedures, uses and criticisms” of stem cell technology. Points were awarded based on whether or not all concepts were mentioned (IN DETAIL), and whether or not specific examples given. Anki would have dispersed these concepts in 200-300 cards which are very difficult to mentally manipulate on the spot. I think mind-mapping and writing outlines is still better...Anki does not help with exams that require high critical and creative thinking, and is all but useless in exams that ask you to compare/contrast two concepts that are seemingly unrelated. Overall, I think Anki is good if you are being tested on basic recognition (like in MCQs), but fails when the test requires you to manipulate the information, think critically and outside the box. Mind maps, outlines, and snowball memorizing seem better to me, for now in undergrad at least. Writing down things by hand, and looking back and ‘feeling’ the emotion in my handwriting (weird to explain) makes me retain things so much faster. Also, handwriting is more dynamic and changing than typed text, so I am less likely to get bored when reading. Please let me know how things are in med school! Are we really asked to mindlessly memorize things and to regurgitate them with no critical and creative output? Would you recommend we create mind maps, THEN use Anki for the details ? My memory is very visual and Anki makes it impossible to visually link information. This I why I’m more likely to stash related information on a same card when using Anki.

[@mamunurrashid5652]

I think,you can use 'Memory palace' technique to organize the points you want to recall....

[@Malgan90]

You coul make a mind map (for example with the free software freemind) then make a picture of it with the program lights teen and then you add it with image occlusion

[@mugtabasalaheldin9906]

Can you upload your step 2 CK deck please?

[@dracolucia5127]

Not a medical student, more so GSCE yr 11 student with horrible memory, nevertheless incredibly helpful ^^

[@OminousBJJ]

How does having sub-decks complicate the review process when you can review all of the sub-decks from the parent deck?

[@nichap7]

I use anki in medical school and one issue I, along with some of my classmates, come across with Zanki/lightyear deck cloze deletions is that we're able to fill in the cloze deletion answer but forgetting what disease/concept it relates to come test day. Does this happen to you? Tips to avoid falling into this issue? Would love to continue using Anki but this problem makes me think it might not be for me..

[@Doctor-James]

Did you fall into the group of people who make Anki cards during class (to save time), or did you make cards after you have already listened to the lecture once? I ask because I tried making my own cards after class but felt like I didn’t have enough time to make the cards and review them before I had new material dumped on me, so I was constantly falling behind...

[@Doctor-James]

@@MedSchoolInsiders we have mandatory class, so I feel as if the choice is either to make high quality cards after class, or save time and make just ok quality cards during class. Any recommendations?

[@adrianunderwood5573]

Hmm... I'm trying to use Anki for the first time to assist in learning Japanese Kanji. For my very first deck I added the 100 Most common Kanji found on the N5 JLPT Language test. On the front is the Kanji itself and on the back I added the Japanese name (or pronunciation used to look it up in the dictionary), Translation, the Chinese reading (Onyoumi) and the Japanese reading (Kunyoumi), along with an example of the Kanji used in vocabulary.... The important parts are: The two types of readings, and the translation. The other information is just there to kind of help me make it all click. Would you say this structure is too much for one card to be effective?

[@bigchadryans230]

How come have I found Anki and this video after i graduated medical school. Of coz i folked up my medical school life. LOL

[@xcollin8179]

PLEASE , I need to help! How do you do to have in a deck in first the new card (blue) and in second the due card (green or red) ? Because each time I click on the deck, I have in first the due card and after the new (3 days ago I always had the new in first) God bless you if you understand the problem. (sorry for my English, I am a French)

[@antipsikiyatriKizi]

Super

[@larsbreumhansen7516]

These videos are great. However I will be studying IT/Math, and I would like to learn how to use Anki for those, more technical subjects. Anyone can point me in the right direction? I have a bunch of experience with Anki for language learning though.

[@user-qi3tq4dh1u]

1. keep it simple. 1 deck per class. 2. learn about the topic before trying to memorize. 3. focus on high yield information. 4. if there’s a card with sub cards, separate it 5. “fill the blank” anki cards 6. use images for better retention

[@ahmedzedan291]

How can I separate cards that i got in lectures from others cards i didn't take without passing through them all.. thanks in advance