I feel that it is distracting and makes it more about smashing through the number of cards than understanding the information. I leave “show remaining card count” unchecked. Also, it’s beneficial to know how far in the future your cards are being pushed if you have an exam coming up.įor example, my Step 1 exam is in 2 months, so I know if I see “3 months” on the “good” button, I better know that card because I won’t be seeing it again before I take my exam. I think it’s better to leave it enabled so you can monitor to see if Anki is doing anything funky with your review times. “Show next review time above answer buttons” is the difference between this: This is the most important section in preferences.
#Default anki settings how to#
If you want a guide on how to customize your Anki background click here. Night mode means certain things about my Anki will look different, as shown on my Anki below: The only thing worth mentioning here is “Night Mode.” This setting makes my deck have a gray background normally with white text. This is a long, but I think fairly helpful post. I noticed, about 6 months in that certain settings weren’t working out as well for me, like the “again” setting and max-time interval. My settings are adapted from the AnKing’s, Conaanaa’s, and MedShamin’s guides.
Then, play around with them to match your learning style. You should read this post to get a good understanding of what the Anki settings and algorithms mean and “good” settings to start off with. These may not be optimal settings for learning other things such as a new language or for how you learn individually. Pictures of My Recommended Settings For Medical SchoolĪs a disclaimer, these are just the settings I have found to work best for me in medical school.
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