- If I was making flash cards for vocabulary, I didn't want to waste a whole 3 by 5 card on one word. I therefore cut 3 by 5 cards into fourths. I then marked each side with a distinctive color so that I knew which side was the front and which side was the back.
- If I was making flash cards for long passages to memorize, it took a long time to write out each passage. Some of this time was useful because it helped me learn; however, I feel that I learned faster once I had the card and was free to give my full attention to the memorizing task. Also, handwriting long passages led to the occasional error, which means I ended up memorizing some things slightly incorrectly.
- I did try printing out these passages, cutting them out, and pasting them onto a 3 by 5 card, but this was still a bit of a hassle.
- The advantage of flash cards is that they can be reviewed while one has a spare moment--e.g. while walking to class, while waiting for some kind of appointment to start, etc.--but the problem is figuring out where to stash them.
- The biggest issue was that I had a hard time trying to organize a regular review of my cards. I didn't have a good way of figuring out how to balance studying new cards and reviewing old cards on a regular basis.
Anki is better in all of these issues.
- I can create cards by copying and pasting things into the computer and then loading it all onto my phone. It's quick and easy.
- I just have to carry around my phone, which I do anyway.
- The program is set up to keep track of how much I have reviewed each card. Each time I see a card, I can input whether I thought the card was "hard", "good", or "easy" and the program will set that card for review based on my self-assessment.
I have been using it for a couple weeks now, and I really feel like it is helping me a lot. It has been a great study tool.
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