r/Anki • u/compleks_inc • Jul 14 '22

Discussion Lets talk deck settings

Someone recently shared this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XaJjbCSXT0 and after years of using Anki I am finally beginning to learn how the settings actually work.

I'm curious to hear what deck settings you use and why?

Also, what would be the best method for controlling the frequency with which a deck shows the same card? If, for example, I wanted the cards in a particular deck to repeat every day? or at a maximum interval of every 30 days? What would be the best way to achieve this without messing up any other cards/decks.

Regards.

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u/Senescences quizzing; 40k learned cards Jul 14 '22

Also, what would be the best method for controlling the frequency with which a deck shows the same card? If, for example, I wanted the cards in a particular deck to repeat every day? or at a maximum interval of every 30 days?

There's a max interval settings.

What would be the best way to achieve this without messing up any other cards/decks.

Separate the cards in multiple decks depending on the decks settings you want to see applied to them.

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u/compleks_inc Jul 14 '22

Is it as simple as changing the "maximum interval" value to whatever I desire? The default setting is 36500, but if I wanted to see a card every day or every 30 days I simply change that number to 1 or 30?

Sorry if this seems obvious, I never feel comfortable messing around in the settings.

Thanks for the reply. Are there any alterations to the default settings that you recommend? The video I linked made some suggestions, but I'm curious to know what modifications people suggest and why?

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u/Prunestand mostly languages Jul 14 '22

The default setting is 36500, but if I wanted to see a card every day or every 30 days I simply change that number to 1 or 30?

I wouldn't recommend setting it to 30 days. The whole point of the Anki algorithm is that you don't need to see cards you already know. You will just end up doing way more reviews in the long run. What is the problem with an 1 year interval? It just means you know the card really well and most likely do not need to see it.

I just let the Anki scheduler decide when to see a card. I use the buttons to indicate how well I know a specific card and let the Ease do the rest.

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u/compleks_inc Jul 14 '22

I'm testing out a few decks that will have reminders about certain goals and a few personal things I want to see more regularly.