Is running through the “recent mistakes” or “critical condition items” widgets immediately before a review “cheating”? Or does it also help with long term memory?
I think immediately before weakens timely testing effects (i.e. being asked), therefore it generally prevents SRS from making long term memory.
On the other hand, just after, but not immediately after, might not be a bad idea. Waiting 8 hours, or a day, or so, might not be optimal.
I wouldn’t worry about it. Pass as much content as you can, leeches will leech eventually. In real context you get a thousand other cues from the surroundings to help you with the meaning / reading.
(also the WK police is not real, they can’t hurt you)
Anyway, a thing I want to say clearly, as the question occasionally comes up in the forum.
Don’t worry about immersion just before the reviews.
imo, it’s usually immersion that builds long term memory. SRS is good for carrying into moderate term, so that you have a large repertoire during immersion.
Also, nothing breaks long term memory. All is just if anything is being built.
if it’s wrong then i don’t want to be right
I only pre-review my apprentice cards since they are the weakest. Everything else is left to fate. Satori is doing all the serious Japanese study.
Thanks, everyone, for your input.
I was afraid that would be true, but was hoping someone would tell me otherwise. I suppose I was looking for a “magic bullet”.
I get really frustrated when I repeatedly confuse two kanji with each other, which prevents guru-ing either one. And that prevents reaching the vocabulary, which is generally easier for me. Context helps, and vocabulary has more context than naked kanji.
Maybe I can try this, though “not immediately after” won’t be possible if I do my last review session of the day just before going to bed. Then, immediately after will have to do.
True. The words I learn in Satori often stick a bit better. (Of course, I’m choosing them.)
Actually, what we are trying to do with WaniKani is jump-start the whole reading business. We’re trying to get to the level of a high school graduate just a few years, with a lot less immersion than what one would normally get growing up in Japan in a Japanese family.
I believe these disappear after 24 hours.
So if WK supplies them I see them as officially approved.
Personally I do them in the morning as I do a lot of reviews in the evening.
That’s correct.
Obviously that’s true. I guess I was just wondering when would be the most effective time to do them.
For “critical condition” items, probably you need to figure out what you keep doing wrong or find a mnemonic that suits you better.