Comments on: Mnemosyne http://dfan.org/blog/2009/07/04/mnemosyne/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:39:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Stefan http://dfan.org/blog/2009/07/04/mnemosyne/comment-page-1/#comment-8126 Stefan Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:45:51 +0000 http://dfan.org/blog/?p=817#comment-8126 Thanks for your explanation which will help me to improve the training function and fits to my own observations. There is another aspect I would like to somehow cover: to focus the training on the main lines first and only when you know these already well it should test you in the less likely lines. I have to find out how to implement this though. Thanks for your explanation which will help me to improve the training function and fits to my own observations. There is another aspect I would like to somehow cover: to focus the training on the main lines first and only when you know these already well it should test you in the less likely lines. I have to find out how to implement this though.

]]> By: dfan http://dfan.org/blog/2009/07/04/mnemosyne/comment-page-1/#comment-7726 dfan Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:54:08 +0000 http://dfan.org/blog/?p=817#comment-7726 Thanks for replying, Stefan, and thanks for Chess Position Trainer! It's a great tool and I look forward to version 4 with great anticipation. I have used the built-in training system in CPT in the past but I found that it doesn't work so well with the way I remember things. With the CPT trainer I tend to drill a lot at first to get lines to 100% right away, but then they doesn't come back for review often enough. Or if I haven't gotten everything to 100%, when I drill I only get new lines and not old ones, because their percentage is so much lower. Although using a separate program for my memorizing in addition to one for maintaining my repertoire seems like a lot extra work, I think it's paid off well for me. If a future version of CPT supports spaced repetition as well I'll be very interested in trying it out. Thanks for replying, Stefan, and thanks for Chess Position Trainer! It’s a great tool and I look forward to version 4 with great anticipation.

I have used the built-in training system in CPT in the past but I found that it doesn’t work so well with the way I remember things. With the CPT trainer I tend to drill a lot at first to get lines to 100% right away, but then they doesn’t come back for review often enough. Or if I haven’t gotten everything to 100%, when I drill I only get new lines and not old ones, because their percentage is so much lower. Although using a separate program for my memorizing in addition to one for maintaining my repertoire seems like a lot extra work, I think it’s paid off well for me. If a future version of CPT supports spaced repetition as well I’ll be very interested in trying it out.

]]> By: Stefan http://dfan.org/blog/2009/07/04/mnemosyne/comment-page-1/#comment-7725 Stefan Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:44:40 +0000 http://dfan.org/blog/?p=817#comment-7725 I'm amazed that you do this extra work although CPT supports flash-card learning. Though I have to admit it is not using such a sophesticated methodology as SuperMemo. Anyway, one of my motivations to work on CPT again was the idea of incorporating space repetition into CPT. So maybe one day you don't need another program to study you chess material this way. I have to add that the space repetition approach will probably not make it into the next version, but a later one. I’m amazed that you do this extra work although CPT supports flash-card learning. Though I have to admit it is not using such a sophesticated methodology as SuperMemo. Anyway, one of my motivations to work on CPT again was the idea of incorporating space repetition into CPT. So maybe one day you don’t need another program to study you chess material this way. I have to add that the space repetition approach will probably not make it into the next version, but a later one.

]]> By: dfan http://dfan.org/blog/2009/07/04/mnemosyne/comment-page-1/#comment-7363 dfan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:08:11 +0000 http://dfan.org/blog/?p=817#comment-7363 Cool, it's nice to see other people using Mnemosyne for something other than language learning, which seems to dominate the use cases. I don't think my chess opening cards would be that useful to post; for one thing, it's just my own personal opening repertoire, which no one else is likely to share. Cool, it’s nice to see other people using Mnemosyne for something other than language learning, which seems to dominate the use cases.

I don’t think my chess opening cards would be that useful to post; for one thing, it’s just my own personal opening repertoire, which no one else is likely to share.

]]> By: brokenwriting http://dfan.org/blog/2009/07/04/mnemosyne/comment-page-1/#comment-7361 brokenwriting Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:50:22 +0000 http://dfan.org/blog/?p=817#comment-7361 Any chance you would consider posting or sharing your chess openings card pack for Mnemosyne? I used Mnemosyne to help me study for my Amateur Radio Licensing exam. It's an excellent resource, and a fellow ham was nice enough to share their pack online! Any chance you would consider posting or sharing your chess openings card pack for Mnemosyne?

I used Mnemosyne to help me study for my Amateur Radio Licensing exam. It’s an excellent resource, and a fellow ham was nice enough to share their pack online!

]]> By: dfan says» Blog Archive » Mnemosyne update http://dfan.org/blog/2009/07/04/mnemosyne/comment-page-1/#comment-5306 dfan says» Blog Archive » Mnemosyne update Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:33:50 +0000 http://dfan.org/blog/?p=817#comment-5306 [...] is a spaced repetition program for aiding memorization; see my first post about it for the whole scoop. That was the one-month report, and it’s now time to post a three-month [...] [...] is a spaced repetition program for aiding memorization; see my first post about it for the whole scoop. That was the one-month report, and it’s now time to post a three-month [...]

]]> By: David Carlton http://dfan.org/blog/2009/07/04/mnemosyne/comment-page-1/#comment-3942 David Carlton Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:39:25 +0000 http://dfan.org/blog/?p=817#comment-3942 Interesting experience report; thanks for posting it! I found your report of an increase in confidence to be particularly notable; a similar flavor to the GTDish claim of the benefits of getting worries off of your mind and storing them somewhere externally. Interesting experience report; thanks for posting it! I found your report of an increase in confidence to be particularly notable; a similar flavor to the GTDish claim of the benefits of getting worries off of your mind and storing them somewhere externally.

]]> By: Daniel Koning http://dfan.org/blog/2009/07/04/mnemosyne/comment-page-1/#comment-3914 Daniel Koning Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:41:40 +0000 http://dfan.org/blog/?p=817#comment-3914 <cite>I didn’t do anything about it until recently</cite> Because you forgot? I didn’t do anything about it until recently

Because you forgot?

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