When I was studying for the mcat last year I found anki way too passive and my ADHD brain could not stay focused. I was doing 200+ cards everyday but when I took my FLs they made anki feel like I was wasting my time.
So my friends and I at Columbia converted all the miledown, pankow, and jacksparrow cards into MCQs.
We had two objectives in mind:
- You never see the same question twice so you don't subconsciously memorize the sentence structure and answer
- Each anki card has three types of questions: 1st order, 2nd order, and 3rd order.
example using this anki card:
https://reddit.com/link/1sxszh6/video/23jod5eehvxg1/player
1st order tests direct recall
2nd order tests understanding
3rd order tests application.
Cards start as new (1st order) if you select easy it moves up an order.
if you select good it stays the same order and next time you see it it's a new question.
Hard moves it down an order.
Here's the full view:
https://reddit.com/link/1sxszh6/video/wway9bxhhvxg1/player
If you'd use this or have the same struggle with anki please leave a comment below and I'll send an invite to our discord. we want to build a tool for people with ADHD and active learners. For now we are looking for feedback and recommendations and hopefully one day it becomes an iconic tool people find useful!
(If you've messaged me before and I haven't responded please do so again as I lost all previous messages. Sorry!)