Friday, July 31, 2015

Flow

Flow learning is impeded by watching the clock, such as the time needed to go to work or class.
Utilize Task Timer on your computer to remind you to go. Loose track of time; kind of.

http://www.howtogeek.com/120566/how-to-create-a-repeating-alarm-in-windows-7-without-extra-software/

Use it for more in depth applications, such as locking the workstation:

 To do this, select Start a program from the Action drop-down list. Enter the following line in the Program/script edit box.
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
Then, enter the following line in the Add arguments edit box.
user32.dll, LockWorkStation
Click OK.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Course search


From all the different learning sites, how's bout' finding the course for you?
There are two solutions: Redhoop.com is the best for sifting through courses; skilledup.com is better geared for supplements, such as TED talks.


Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Advanced Anki - Cloze deletion

big long cloze deletion Anki flashcards

aeroIntro

otherIntro

Making effective flashcards (supplement) 

Examples of many cloze deletions per card (maximum of six per card is optimal ~ 

The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two)


  1. Crawler style
A Mom {{c1::visits her son for dinner}}
who {{c1::lives with a girl roommate}}.

{{c6::During}} the {{c2::course of the meal}}, 
{{c3::his mother couldn't help but notice 
how pretty his roommate was}}. 
{{c4::She had long been suspicious
of a relationship between the two}},
{{c5::and this had only made her more curious}}.

{{c6::Over}} the {{c2::course of the evening}}, 
{{c3::while watching the two interact, 
she started to wonder}}
{{c4::if there was more 
between him and his roommate 
than met the eye}}.

{{c6::Reading his mom's thoughts}}, the {{c2::son volunteered}}, {{c3::“I know what you must be thinking}}, {{c4::but I assure you}}, {{c3::we are just roommates}}."

{{c6::About a week later}}, 
his {{c2::roommate came 
to him saying}}, “{{c2::Ever since 
your mother came to dinner}}, 
{{c3::I've been unable to find the silver plate.}} 
{{c4::You don't suppose 
she took it, do you?"}}

{{c6::He said}},{{c3::"Well, I doubt it, 
but I'll email her,}} just to be sure."

{{c6::He sat down}} {{c2::and typed:}}
{{c3::I'm not saying that you 'did' take the silver plate}} {{c4::from my place}}, {{c3::I'm not saying that you 'did not' take the silver plate}}...{{c5::But the fact remains that it has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.}}

{{c6::Several days later}}, {{c2::he received an email from his Mother which read}}:

Dear Son:
{{c3::I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with your roommate}}, and {{c4::I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with her}}. {{c3::But the fact remains that}} if she {{c5::was sleeping in her OWN bed, she would have found the silver plate by now, under the pillow}}
      • There is no hard and fast rule for the crawler style. For this particular example, c5 may be the least effective deletion, if not for the amount it's used, then for the inherent difficulty memorizing the punchline (to be smooth, and done with no lag when exclaimed to others).  

     2.[next] style










Unrelated tidbit, after downloading a deck, strange names may appear as new notes:
https://anki.tenderapp.com/kb/anki-ecosystem/note-types-with-strange-names
(Ya, they're poorly written directions. Just go in the areas mentioned. You'll get there eventually.)

Sunday, February 8, 2015

textbook reading mnemonic


http://www.ict4us.com/r.kuijt/en_masteringtextbook.htm


I Saw Harry Quack. Quackers Remind Us. Read, Read
I've Sat Hunting Quail. Quails Run Usually. Round, Round
I Saw Heavy Quarterbacks Quiver Reading Under Rainy Rafters

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Anki

Fun quotes to memorize

Hot Rod (2007)
  • I needed to think last night. So I galloped into a wooded glen, and after punch dancing out my rage and suffering an extremely long and very painful fall, I realized what has to be done.
  • I'm freakin pumped! I've been drinking green tea all goddamn day!
  • That just shatters my entire universe.
  • Souls of the Animal Kingdom! Eagle, Fox, Bottlenose Dolphin, Octopus, House Cat! Okay, let's jump this jump!
  • it's totally serendipitous
  • We don't talk much, do we? Kathy, was it? My name's Rod. I do awesome stunts all the time with my friends. You probably didn't know that. And you probably have lots of cool stuff about you that I don't know. Point is, if you don't sit down with someone and really talk and get to know them you'll never find those things out. So what do you say? Wanna make this thing official?
  • Dave: [Quietly] Pools are perfect for holding water man.
    Rico: [Filling the pool with the water hose] Man, I don't really know about having a girl on the team, man.
    Dave: Alright Rico listen. Um, there's an ancient Italian maxim uh, that roughly translates to, uh "He who is resistant to change is destined to perish". So, why don't you try to open up that mind of yours? You know? It's like, look at Kevin, I mean, he... [Rico sprays him in the face with the hose] Real mature, man.
Airplane! (1980)
  • We have clearance, Clarence. Capt. Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  • Guard: Who goes there?
    King Arthur: It is I, Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, from the castle of Camelot. King of the Britons, defeater of the Saxons, Sovereign of all England!
  • Stop. Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three, ere the other side he see. 
    • What... is your name? 
    • What... is your quest? 
    • What... is your favourite color? 
    • What... is the capital of Assyria? 
    • What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Avoid Online Procrastination

How do you avoid procrastinating online? Don't. Avoid procrastinating by first procrastinating.
Actually embrace it when you feel the need--just make sure it's done before you start!
How?
Sometimes when I get online, I feel a need to check facebook or just watch a funny YouTube clip.
But is doesn't always turn out so simple (usually not so brief). So instead, I start off topic on purpose.
Go check the weather, HabitRPG, or an email account. Just make sure the couple selected sites you can consistently go to have an end. YouTube does not; Facebook--not really.
By getting that urge out it will be easier to relax into the flow of work.
Lastly a warning, know--really know--when to take breaks. Burnout will ruin tenacious and even flexible routines. That should be an ultimate goal: developing a routine to stick with.







Friday, December 12, 2014

Anki Medicine: ANES204 Medical Education in the New Millennium (Stanford.edu)





  • Our eyes can deceive us. Our eyes alone don’t provide enough information.  We need more sources, more sensory appeals, more perspectives to understand the nuance and context of what we see.
  • Sometimes we need other people who can guide us toward correcting our mistakes and misconceptions. 
  • We often are resistant to information that contradicts what we think or know until we disprove it ourselves.
  • LEFT OFF
  • https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Medicine/ANES204/Fall2014/courseware/7b2f57682bdc493bbce3a436d554516e/52c316e37f3e4077a64a3f659c8bb57b/