Writing Cards That Work

The quality of your flashcards determines whether spaced repetition saves you or wastes your time. The number one rule: one fact per card. A card asking "List all seven principles of design" is terrible.

Use your own words when writing cards. Copying text verbatim from a source skips the processing step that embeds meaning. Add context too: "In project management, what does RACI stand for?" beats a bare "What does RACI stand for?" because the cue primes the right mental model.