# Should you do this when learning with WK? **URL:** https://community.wanikani.com/t/should-you-do-this-when-learning-with-wk/51002 **Category:** Japanese Language **Created:** [April 24, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/should-you-do-this-when-learning-with-wk/51002 "2021-04-24T17:43:50Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![prouleau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/prouleau/32/376127_2.png) [@prouleau](https://community.wanikani.com/u/prouleau) #### Post date: [April 24, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/should-you-do-this-when-learning-with-wk/51002/5 "2021-04-24T18:39:59Z")
> [@DavidDaiOu](#): > > Is this considered a bad idea since it sabotages (in a way) the whole point of the SRS thingy? The answer is no. This post reviews the scientific literature on this topic. The bottom line is that as others have noted you are OK as long as you don’t do it just before the review. > [@There is no such thing as cheating yourself in SRS](https://community.wanikani.com/t/there-is-no-such-thing-as-cheating-yourself-in-srs/43838): > > First: what is this thread about? Well, something I’ve seen regularly posted in the WK forums is that doing any reviews outside of the scheduled ones will actively harm your learning, which sounded strange to me. I spent much of today delving into research of the field, and the post below is my findings. There will be a tl;dr at the end of the post. Let me give a disclaimer. I don’t do research in this area, nor do I know anyone that does. This is primarily just what I got from reading two meta… The item inspector script automates this process by displaying the items in a table on your dashboard. You go over the items reciting meaning and reading and then reveal the answer by moving the mouse over the item. This causes the answer to display in a popup. > [@\[Userscript\] Wanikani Item Inspector](https://community.wanikani.com/t/userscript-wanikani-item-inspector/44564): > > warning This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. Requirements: [[General Script Installation instructions](https://community.wanikani.com/t/visual-guide-on-how-to-install-a-userscript/12136)] point_left You’ll need a script host plugin like TamperMonkey [[Open Framework Installation](https://community.wanikani.com/t/installing-wanikani-open-framework/28549)] [[Open Framework Additional Filters Installation](https://community.wanikani.com/t/userscript-wanikani-open-framework-additional-filters-recent-lessons-leech-training-related-items-and-more/30512)] [[Self Study Quiz Installation](https://community.wanikani.com/t/userscript-self-study-quiz/13191)] [[Kanji Stroke Order Font](https://www.nihilist.org.uk/Home) ] Download the script here: Descriptio… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.wanikani.com/t/should-you-do-this-when-learning-with-wk/51002)._