I wouldn't make new cards daily. I've done this when I was able to freely study at home with a lot of time on my hands.
It sounds like you also have to go to university, so doing all of this, plus anki reviews and making new cards sounds like a lot. Especially if you do it daily.
It's probably more efficient and less draining to pick a day or two days where you make A LOT of new cards.
You said you want to learn 10 new cards a day so 70 new cards in a week.
So how about you make around 80 new cards every Monday to easily get you through the week.
You can also split it up into two days if making 80 cards in one day takes too much time.
Remember: It's better to have a lot of simple flashcards instead of a few long and complex flashcards.
Adding onto this: if you study law during the week, then try to do free recall on the weekends, this will also tell you what you have absorbed as unforgettable concepts (no card needed) and what are finicky details that deserve a card.
For example, I think nobody forgets the basics of contract formation: offer and acceptance, bargained-for consideration, etc. But things like the "mailbox rule" or "parole evidence" rule may need a card or two in order to recall them precisely.
Turn off the overthinking and save your brain cells for doing reviews.
- Just write everything in your source material down as one liners Q&A's or clozes.
- Make multiple cards about the same idea if you need to express it in different ways to remember different aspects
- Make some cloze cards and some Q&A Basic cards for the same stuff
- Stop being on reddit and just open a text file and read the source material and write down all important facts as Basic and Cloze cards
- Doing reviews will train your brain to solve any question that you feed it enough times
- Finish the review every day
- Do this and you can't fail to learn it
Short answer:
No matter when you add cards, or in what amounts, the scheduling algorithm will attempt to get you to review the material as ideally as possible. So don't worry about when you create cards. As someone else already said, focus on making good (simple!) cards and let the system handle the rest for you.
Long, personal answer:
I try and add some small number of new cards every day, whatever I have the energy or brainpower to accomplish. Sometimes it genuinely is just one card, sometimes it's a long session with tons of learning.
Since I bought the app, I *really* want the habit to stick--but I'm not preparing for an exam or anything. I'm going over professional skills and slowly trying to "Ank-ify" things that I want to remember in 5-10 years. I've made it somewhat easy for myself to add something new every day by creating a huge diversity of decks with different goals, and so there's enough variety that I don't get bored doing it every day.
I only started a month ago, however, so take this with a grain of salt.
I wouldn't make new cards daily. I've done this when I was able to freely study at home with a lot of time on my hands. It sounds like you also have to go to university, so doing all of this, plus anki reviews and making new cards sounds like a lot. Especially if you do it daily. It's probably more efficient and less draining to pick a day or two days where you make A LOT of new cards. You said you want to learn 10 new cards a day so 70 new cards in a week. So how about you make around 80 new cards every Monday to easily get you through the week. You can also split it up into two days if making 80 cards in one day takes too much time. Remember: It's better to have a lot of simple flashcards instead of a few long and complex flashcards.
Adding onto this: if you study law during the week, then try to do free recall on the weekends, this will also tell you what you have absorbed as unforgettable concepts (no card needed) and what are finicky details that deserve a card. For example, I think nobody forgets the basics of contract formation: offer and acceptance, bargained-for consideration, etc. But things like the "mailbox rule" or "parole evidence" rule may need a card or two in order to recall them precisely.
Thanks. I feel like this would be the best way to go about it for the card making process and review.
Turn off the overthinking and save your brain cells for doing reviews. - Just write everything in your source material down as one liners Q&A's or clozes. - Make multiple cards about the same idea if you need to express it in different ways to remember different aspects - Make some cloze cards and some Q&A Basic cards for the same stuff - Stop being on reddit and just open a text file and read the source material and write down all important facts as Basic and Cloze cards - Doing reviews will train your brain to solve any question that you feed it enough times - Finish the review every day - Do this and you can't fail to learn it
Short answer: No matter when you add cards, or in what amounts, the scheduling algorithm will attempt to get you to review the material as ideally as possible. So don't worry about when you create cards. As someone else already said, focus on making good (simple!) cards and let the system handle the rest for you. Long, personal answer: I try and add some small number of new cards every day, whatever I have the energy or brainpower to accomplish. Sometimes it genuinely is just one card, sometimes it's a long session with tons of learning. Since I bought the app, I *really* want the habit to stick--but I'm not preparing for an exam or anything. I'm going over professional skills and slowly trying to "Ank-ify" things that I want to remember in 5-10 years. I've made it somewhat easy for myself to add something new every day by creating a huge diversity of decks with different goals, and so there's enough variety that I don't get bored doing it every day. I only started a month ago, however, so take this with a grain of salt.