u/Responsible_Land_164

As I'm sure many non-american and non-european med students can relate, I'm spending most of my time crafting my decks than actually doing them. The problem to this is that I need to use anki waaaay before the topic in question is discussed and "tested".

Evidently, I need to be ahead of time. Question is, how much? A month? It's a huge PITA. It's hard to see how anki could work like this.

Then there's also my approach. I start reading my textbook and write basic cards, cloze cards and image occlusion cards. I stop each 10 cards as to keep up with what I'm actually learning... kind of like an active recall. How could I improve this?

I'm open to suggestions and experiences of those who use this wonderful tool without pre-made decks.