Comment by sn9
1 day ago
You say that but it's completely revolutionized the way medical students study.
IIRC the effect was so profound they had to modify the structure of some tests or something to that effect.
And polyglots have been using SRS for years.
As always, the real problem when people fail to do something that works is psychological, not technical. I'd say anyone who made an Ozempic for motivation would make a killing, but I believe it's already a scheduled substance. Maybe one without potential for addiction or abuse. Or maybe an Ozempic for conscientiousness.
>I'd say anyone who made an Ozempic for motivation would make a killing
This is just ADHD meds right? That's why the uni students spend so much buying them.
> This is just ADHD meds right?
Not really. They're just stimulants. Anyway, I'm very skeptical of this use.
I'd guess uni students are buying methamphetamines them because they have gotten themselves into a situation that they cannot handle - too many non-academic scheduled activities, not enough time management skills, possibly a heavy courseload combined with several weeks of avoidance of things they found difficult, poor sleep habits, etc. They need to stay awake and work. I don't think that's all you're talking about, though.
I wouldn't discount the idea that some have an undiagnosed attention deficit problem.
I'm not so sure. My brother's medical school had to tell students they had to study the actual material rather than Anki decks because so many students were failing tests.
Doing anki cards with words two hours every day, and not doing any reading of material is very detrimental for me.
I do not study medicin, but for language I have to actually be able to use what I memorize. Knowing how to use words is harder than it sounds, you need context. A common mistake when constructing sentences is getting the tone wrong and choosing the wrong synonyms.
..this is why you usually have whole sentences on Anki cards, not single words.
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That seems highly atypical.
Perhaps they were relying on LLMs to generate decks?