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How to actually study
Short, interactive lessons on the memory science that drives every mode in this app. Each ends with a one-question check.
Why spaced repetition works
Forgetting follows a curve. Spaced reviews compress it. This is the foundation of every mode in mneme.
The forgetting curve
Ebbinghaus showed memories decay roughly exponentially. Without review, most new facts are gone within a week.
Interleave, don't block
Mixing topics within a session feels harder than studying one topic at a time - and that's the point.
Blocked practice
Drilling all the photosynthesis cards back-to-back feels fluent. But fluency is shallow: you're reading off a primed buffer, not retrieving.
How mneme's scheduler decides what's due
The interval between reviews grows each time you grade 'good' or 'easy'; it resets each time you grade 'again'.
Ease + interval
Each card has an ease factor (how easy you find it). Grading 'easy' bumps ease up; 'again' pushes it down. The next interval = interval * ease, modulated by your grade.
Retrieval > recognition
Free recall is harder than picking from a menu, and the harder it is to retrieve, the stronger the memory becomes.
The hierarchy
Recognition (Quiz) < cued recall (Cloze) < free recall (Write). Each mode trains a different memory strength.
Your weekly recipe
- Daily quick Flip on what's due. Honest grading.
- Twice a week: Quiz or Cloze for variation.
- Once a week: Write or Tutor on your weakest tag.
- Test mode 3-5 days before the exam, again on the day before.