j a m e s f o r s y t h ✡ n e t

Finlandia is a beautiful hymn. Or, maybe more accurately, hymn words have been written over the top of it.

Recently I have been consolidating some sentence patterns and a lot of vocabulary that I have learnt on this trip. I’ve got a box of 1000 blank cards which act as flashcards, and I write useful material on those. Also, there’s supermemo, which is memorisation software on the computer. Supermemo uses an algorithm which spaces out your flashcards in accordance with how well you know them based on your own response to a flashcard drill. Time isn’t wasted learning stuff you already know. The best time to be reminded of something is when you’re just about to forget it. Efficiency is very important when it comes to vocab learning because there’s simply so much vocab to learn. I look forward to getting back home to my more familiar computer where I can use supermemo in a far more satisfactory way. Recently I would have lost my whole data file due to a USB stick virus had it not been for a timely backup.

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