https://help.supermemo.org/index.php?title=Priority_queue&feed=atom&action=historyPriority queue - Revision history2024-03-29T05:04:46ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.38.2https://help.supermemo.org/index.php?title=Priority_queue&diff=10621&oldid=prevSMBeta: /* Can we learn the entire Encyclopedia Britannica? */2019-04-16T21:56:59Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Can we learn the entire Encyclopedia Britannica?</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Early in the learning process, many students do not bother to prioritize their learning material. This attitude is caused by two factors:</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Early in the learning process, many students do not bother to prioritize their learning material. This attitude is caused by two factors:</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Do you think you are able to memorize the entire [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http</del>://<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">britannica</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">com </del>Encyclopedia Britannica] line by line, fact for fact?</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Do you think you are able to memorize the entire [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https</ins>://<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">en</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica </ins>Encyclopedia Britannica] line by line, fact for fact?</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chances are your answer might be: <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&quot;</del>''I might be too lazy, I might be too busy, but if I had all the time of my day for the job, I would''<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&quot;</del>. Or perhaps <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&quot;</del>''I might not, but I have heard of geniuses able to do it! How about [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http</del>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek Kim Peek]?''<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&quot;</del>. If you believe the encyclopedia is within the realm of possible, you will soon realize that you desperately need the [[Glossary:Priority_queue|priority queue]] to help you overcome a big surprise: our memory is far more limited than you think!</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Chances are your answer might be: ''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>I might be too lazy, I might be too busy, but if I had all the time of my day for the job, I would<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>''. Or perhaps ''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>I might not, but I have heard of geniuses able to do it! How about [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https</ins>://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Peek Kim Peek]?<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>''. If you believe the encyclopedia is within the realm of possible, you will soon realize that you desperately need the [[Glossary:Priority_queue|priority queue]] to help you overcome a big surprise: our memory is far more limited than you think!</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Assuming we do not deal with humans affected with a mutation to their memory system, memorizing [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http</del>://britannica.com Britannica] would falsify the [http://super-memory.com/articles/theory.htm theory of SuperMemo] which should apply to all healthy adults. In the light of SuperMemo, memorizing [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http</del>://britannica.com Britannica] verges on impossible. There are 44 million words in Britannica's 32 volumes. This translates to 6 million SuperMemo [[Glossary:Item|items]] (<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&quot;</del>human memory bits<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&quot;</del>) assuming the average keyword extraction on information dense texts as 1:7. Assuming a 50-year learning span, we get to 18,250 days and 330 [[Glossary:Item|items]] per day. Assuming optimum representation of knowledge (say [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http</del>://britannica.com Britannica] is already <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&quot;</del>perfectly formulated<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&quot;</del>) you cannot learn faster for a given level of [[Glossary:Retention|knowledge retention]] than with SuperMemo (it simply finds the mathematical optimum)<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, and practice </del>shows it is very difficult to sustain more than 100 [[Glossary:Item|items]] per day in the long run with [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] around 95%. In other words, for an intelligent man, for perfectly formulated Britannica knowledge, with SuperMemo, you are hardly able to accomplish the goal with your whole life devoted to the task!</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Assuming we do not deal with humans affected with a mutation to their memory system, memorizing [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https</ins>://britannica.com Britannica] would falsify the [http://super-memory.com/articles/theory.htm theory of SuperMemo] which should apply to all healthy adults. In the light of SuperMemo, memorizing [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https</ins>://britannica.com Britannica] verges on impossible. There are 44 million words in Britannica's 32 volumes. This translates to 6 million SuperMemo [[Glossary:Item|items]] (<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>human memory bits<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"</ins>) assuming the average keyword extraction on information dense texts as 1:7. Assuming a 50-year learning span, we get to 18,250 days and 330 [[Glossary:Item|items]] per day. Assuming optimum representation of knowledge (say [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https</ins>://britannica.com Britannica] is already <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"[https://supermemo.guru/wiki/20_rules_of_knowledge_formulation </ins>perfectly formulated<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]"</ins>) you cannot learn faster for a given level of [[Glossary:Retention|knowledge retention]] than with SuperMemo (it simply finds the mathematical optimum)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Practice </ins>shows it is very difficult to sustain more than 100 [[Glossary:Item|items]] per day in the long run with [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] around 95%. In other words, for an intelligent man, for perfectly formulated Britannica knowledge, with SuperMemo, you are hardly able to accomplish the goal with your whole life devoted to the task!</div></td></tr>
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</table>SMBetahttps://help.supermemo.org/index.php?title=Priority_queue&diff=10620&oldid=prevSuperMemoHelp: /* Prioritization rulebook */2019-04-15T17:56:35Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Prioritization rulebook</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In a high-volume [[Glossary:Incremental_reading|incremental reading]] process, you will be served more [[Glossary:Element|elements]] in a single day than you could possibly manage to process in a week (or worse). It is therefore vital that you begin your review process from [[Glossary:Element|elements]] of the highest priority. Low-priority [[Glossary:Element|elements]] might linger in the queue for months or years. High-priority [[Glossary:Item|items]] should be reviewed at the exact time that SuperMemo finds optimum. Only this way will you be able to meet your ''[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[Forgetting index</del>#requested forgetting index<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|requested forgetting index]</del>]'' criteria for high-priority material while still being under no pressure to limit your hunger for knowledge. In simpler terms, in an overloaded learning process, the SuperMemo promise of &quot;excellent memory&quot; will only apply to your top-priority material. The lower the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], the lower the [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] (see: '''[[Toolkit menu|Toolkit]] : [[Toolkit menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Graphs|Graphs]] : Forgetting index vs. Priority''' for empirical evidence).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In a high-volume [[Glossary:Incremental_reading|incremental reading]] process, you will be served more [[Glossary:Element|elements]] in a single day than you could possibly manage to process in a week (or worse). It is therefore vital that you begin your review process from [[Glossary:Element|elements]] of the highest priority. Low-priority [[Glossary:Element|elements]] might linger in the queue for months or years. High-priority [[Glossary:Item|items]] should be reviewed at the exact time that SuperMemo finds optimum. Only this way will you be able to meet your ''[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://supermemo.guru/wiki/Forgetting_index_in_SuperMemo</ins>#<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">requested_forgetting_index </ins>requested forgetting index]'' criteria for high-priority material while still being under no pressure to limit your hunger for knowledge. In simpler terms, in an overloaded learning process, the SuperMemo promise of &quot;excellent memory&quot; will only apply to your top-priority material. The lower the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], the lower the [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] (see: '''[[Toolkit menu|Toolkit]] : [[Toolkit menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Graphs|Graphs]] : Forgetting index vs. Priority''' for empirical evidence).</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By default, your repetitions will be '''auto-sorted''' at the beginning of each learning day (unless you uncheck '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Sorting|Sorting]] : Auto-sort repetitions'''). This means that the [[Glossary:Element|elements]] reviewed on a given day will be ordered by [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. In addition to [[Glossary:Auto-sort|auto-sorting]], you can also sort the learning queue manually at any time with '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Sorting|Sorting]] : Sort now'''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By default, your repetitions will be '''auto-sorted''' at the beginning of each learning day (unless you uncheck '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Sorting|Sorting]] : Auto-sort repetitions'''). This means that the [[Glossary:Element|elements]] reviewed on a given day will be ordered by [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. In addition to [[Glossary:Auto-sort|auto-sorting]], you can also sort the learning queue manually at any time with '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Sorting|Sorting]] : Sort now'''.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>'''Deprioritization is very hard and very painful''', however, it might be a key to your success in a heavily overloaded [[Glossary:Collection|collection]]. It is very easy to wish to up-prioritize nearly anything. You need to train your brain to permit low [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]]! You need to let some knowledge go (at least to lower [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] areas)! '''You cannot know everything that you want to know!''' (unless you want to know little)</li></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>'''Deprioritization is very hard and very painful''', however, it might be a key to your success in a heavily overloaded [[Glossary:Collection|collection]]. It is very easy to wish to up-prioritize nearly anything. You need to train your brain to permit low [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]]! You need to let some knowledge go (at least to lower [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] areas)! '''You cannot know everything that you want to know!''' (unless you want to know little)</li></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In a high-volume [[Glossary:Incremental_reading|incremental reading]] process, you will be served more [[Glossary:Element|elements]] in a single day than you could possibly manage to process in a week (or worse). It is therefore vital that you begin your review process from [[Glossary:Element|elements]] of the highest priority. Low-priority [[Glossary:Element|elements]] might linger in the queue for months or years. High-priority [[Glossary:Item|items]] should be reviewed at the exact time that SuperMemo finds optimum. Only this way will you be able to meet your ''[[Forgetting index#requested forgetting index|requested forgetting index]]'' criteria for high-priority material while still being under no pressure to limit your hunger for knowledge. In simpler terms, in an overloaded learning process, the SuperMemo promise of &quot;excellent memory&quot; will only apply to your top-priority material. The lower the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], the lower the [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] (see: '''[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools </del>menu|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools</del>]] : [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools </del>menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Graphs|Graphs]] : Forgetting index vs. Priority''' for empirical evidence).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In a high-volume [[Glossary:Incremental_reading|incremental reading]] process, you will be served more [[Glossary:Element|elements]] in a single day than you could possibly manage to process in a week (or worse). It is therefore vital that you begin your review process from [[Glossary:Element|elements]] of the highest priority. Low-priority [[Glossary:Element|elements]] might linger in the queue for months or years. High-priority [[Glossary:Item|items]] should be reviewed at the exact time that SuperMemo finds optimum. Only this way will you be able to meet your ''[[Forgetting index#requested forgetting index|requested forgetting index]]'' criteria for high-priority material while still being under no pressure to limit your hunger for knowledge. In simpler terms, in an overloaded learning process, the SuperMemo promise of &quot;excellent memory&quot; will only apply to your top-priority material. The lower the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], the lower the [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] (see: '''[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit </ins>menu|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit</ins>]] : [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit </ins>menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Graphs|Graphs]] : Forgetting index vs. Priority''' for empirical evidence).</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By default, your repetitions will be '''auto-sorted''' at the beginning of each learning day (unless you uncheck '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Sorting|Sorting]] : Auto-sort repetitions'''). This means that the [[Glossary:Element|elements]] reviewed on a given day will be ordered by [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. In addition to [[Glossary:Auto-sort|auto-sorting]], you can also sort the learning queue manually at any time with '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Sorting|Sorting]] : Sort now'''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By default, your repetitions will be '''auto-sorted''' at the beginning of each learning day (unless you uncheck '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Sorting|Sorting]] : Auto-sort repetitions'''). This means that the [[Glossary:Element|elements]] reviewed on a given day will be ordered by [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. In addition to [[Glossary:Auto-sort|auto-sorting]], you can also sort the learning queue manually at any time with '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Sorting|Sorting]] : Sort now'''.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To make sure you have a good understanding of the contents and distribution of the learning material in your [[Glossary:Collection|collection]], you should make randomized repetitions from time to time. This is to prevent tunnel vision and [[Glossary:Priority_bias|priority bias]]. You can randomize repetitions with '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Random|Random]] : Randomize repetitions''' (''Shift+Ctrl+F11''), or with '''[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools </del>menu|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools</del>]] : [[Mercy]]''' with '''[[Mercy criteria|Criteria]] : Sorting options''' set to '''Randomize'''.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To make sure you have a good understanding of the contents and distribution of the learning material in your [[Glossary:Collection|collection]], you should make randomized repetitions from time to time. This is to prevent tunnel vision and [[Glossary:Priority_bias|priority bias]]. You can randomize repetitions with '''[[Learn menu|Learn]] : [[Learn menu#Random|Random]] : Randomize repetitions''' (''Shift+Ctrl+F11''), or with '''[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit </ins>menu|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit</ins>]] : [[Mercy]]''' with '''[[Mercy criteria|Criteria]] : Sorting options''' set to '''Randomize'''.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Occasional random repetitions may be quite revealing as they will not favor any portions of your material. Your learning will not be biased by an increased proportion of [[Glossary:Element|elements]] such as: short-[[Glossary:Interval|interval]] [[Glossary:Element|elements]], long-[[Glossary:Interval|interval]] [[Glossary:Element|elements]], specific [[Glossary:Element|element]] types (e.g. articles, [[Glossary:Extract|extracts]], [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|cloze deletions]], etc.), [[Glossary:Element|element]] content (e.g. a specific [[Glossary:Branch|branch]] of the [[Glossary:Knowledge_tree|knowledge tree]]), the degree of [[Glossary:Element|element]] processing, nor (most importantly) the [[Glossary:Element|element]]'s [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. Random repetitions will help you understand the possible negative trends such as an excessive inflow of new material, low [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] due to frequent rescheduling, poor formulation of newly created [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|cloze deletions]], low quality or applicability of the acquired knowledge, excessive emphasis on certain subject at the cost of other subjects, etc. Most importantly though, random repetitions should help you sense the power of the [[Glossary:Priority_bias|priority bias]]. You will notice that you will instantly be tempted to up-prioritize large sections of the material that has slipped your attention while focusing on new imports.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Occasional random repetitions may be quite revealing as they will not favor any portions of your material. Your learning will not be biased by an increased proportion of [[Glossary:Element|elements]] such as: short-[[Glossary:Interval|interval]] [[Glossary:Element|elements]], long-[[Glossary:Interval|interval]] [[Glossary:Element|elements]], specific [[Glossary:Element|element]] types (e.g. articles, [[Glossary:Extract|extracts]], [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|cloze deletions]], etc.), [[Glossary:Element|element]] content (e.g. a specific [[Glossary:Branch|branch]] of the [[Glossary:Knowledge_tree|knowledge tree]]), the degree of [[Glossary:Element|element]] processing, nor (most importantly) the [[Glossary:Element|element]]'s [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. Random repetitions will help you understand the possible negative trends such as an excessive inflow of new material, low [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] due to frequent rescheduling, poor formulation of newly created [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|cloze deletions]], low quality or applicability of the acquired knowledge, excessive emphasis on certain subject at the cost of other subjects, etc. Most importantly though, random repetitions should help you sense the power of the [[Glossary:Priority_bias|priority bias]]. You will notice that you will instantly be tempted to up-prioritize large sections of the material that has slipped your attention while focusing on new imports.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>'''Deprioritization is very hard and very painful''', however, it might be a key to your success in a heavily overloaded [[Glossary:Collection|collection]]. It is very easy to wish to up-prioritize nearly anything. You need to train your brain to permit low [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]]! You need to let some knowledge go (at least to lower [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] areas)! '''You cannot know everything that you want to know!''' (unless you want to know little)</li></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>'''Deprioritization is very hard and very painful''', however, it might be a key to your success in a heavily overloaded [[Glossary:Collection|collection]]. It is very easy to wish to up-prioritize nearly anything. You need to train your brain to permit low [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]]! You need to let some knowledge go (at least to lower [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] areas)! '''You cannot know everything that you want to know!''' (unless you want to know little)</li></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>Regularly inspect '''[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools </del>menu|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools</del>]] : [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools </del>menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Use|Use]] : Priority protection : Items''' (''Shift+Alt+A'' opens this tab as you left it last time). '''Priority protection''' is the most honest indicator of what proportion of your [[Glossary:Collection|collection]] can actually meet your [[Forgetting index#requested forgetting index|requested forgetting index]] criteria. For example, if your '''Priority protection''' stand at 3%, you know that no knowledge in the 3%-100% [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] bracket is safe! If you keep overrating [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]], [[Glossary:Item|items]] will crowd at high priority positions and the '''Priority protection''' parameter will be very low. If you are honest, you will increase that value and make it easier to protect top priority [[Glossary:Item|items]] from being delayed and possibly forgotten. You will be amazed how fast you can increase '''Priority protection''' with a focused effort and deprioritization in just a few days (let alone over a longer period)! See the example in the picture below. Such efforts will do miracles to the quality of your knowledge. Importance should always overrule urgency and emotion.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>Regularly inspect '''[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit </ins>menu|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit</ins>]] : [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit </ins>menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Use|Use]] : Priority protection : Items''' (''Shift+Alt+A'' opens this tab as you left it last time). '''Priority protection''' is the most honest indicator of what proportion of your [[Glossary:Collection|collection]] can actually meet your [[Forgetting index#requested forgetting index|requested forgetting index]] criteria. For example, if your '''Priority protection''' stand at 3%, you know that no knowledge in the 3%-100% [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] bracket is safe! If you keep overrating [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]], [[Glossary:Item|items]] will crowd at high priority positions and the '''Priority protection''' parameter will be very low. If you are honest, you will increase that value and make it easier to protect top priority [[Glossary:Item|items]] from being delayed and possibly forgotten. You will be amazed how fast you can increase '''Priority protection''' with a focused effort and deprioritization in just a few days (let alone over a longer period)! See the example in the picture below. Such efforts will do miracles to the quality of your knowledge. Importance should always overrule urgency and emotion.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* at item failure, you need to rethink the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. [[Glossary:Item|Items]] that fail often are the biggest contributor to slowed progress. Reducing their [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] is one way of remedying this (and possibly helping your memory by inducing the [[Glossary:Spacing_effect|spacing effect]] or reducing interference)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* at item failure, you need to rethink the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. [[Glossary:Item|Items]] that fail often are the biggest contributor to slowed progress. Reducing their [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] is one way of remedying this (and possibly helping your memory by inducing the [[Glossary:Spacing_effect|spacing effect]] or reducing interference)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>Your [[Forgetting index#measured forgetting index|measured forgetting index]] will increase if you are honest with [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]] in an overloaded [[Glossary:Collection|collection]]. However, it will more honestly reflect your actual knowledge of the material in the [[Glossary:Collection|collection]]. To see how [[Glossary:Forgetting_index|forgetting index]] changes with [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], see '''[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools </del>menu|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools</del>]] : [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Tools </del>menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Graphs|Graphs]] : Forgetting index vs. Priority'''</li></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>Your [[Forgetting index#measured forgetting index|measured forgetting index]] will increase if you are honest with [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]] in an overloaded [[Glossary:Collection|collection]]. However, it will more honestly reflect your actual knowledge of the material in the [[Glossary:Collection|collection]]. To see how [[Glossary:Forgetting_index|forgetting index]] changes with [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], see '''[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit </ins>menu|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit</ins>]] : [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Toolkit </ins>menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Graphs|Graphs]] : Forgetting index vs. Priority'''</li></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Deprioritization of [[Glossary:Element|elements]] is painful, but it is a key to your long-term success. Due to the [[Glossary:Priority_bias|priority bias]], lower [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] is nearly always better than a higher [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]!</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Deprioritization of [[Glossary:Element|elements]] is painful, but it is a key to your long-term success. Due to the [[Glossary:Priority_bias|priority bias]], lower [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] is nearly always better than a higher [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]!</div></td></tr>
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</table>SuperMemoHelphttps://help.supermemo.org/index.php?title=Priority_queue&diff=8927&oldid=prevSuperMemoHelp at 16:02, 26 May 20162016-05-26T16:02:21Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* at article import, high [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] will ensure early reading, however, once you get to reading, you may want to deprioritize and only give high [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] to important [[Glossary:Extract|extracts]]! You can set the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] for the entire article and split it all in one go (while reading or by an auto-split). It is however much easier to split the article incrementally as you progress with reading, and only then spread the priorities of all [[Glossary:Child|children elements]] with '''[[Processing_multiple_elements_(Process_collection/branch/browser)#Priority|Priority]] : Spread''' on the [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Processing_multiple_elements_(Process_collection/branch/browser)</del>|browser processing menu]]. Once you finish reading the article, some of the generated [[Glossary:Extract|extracts]] and [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|clozes]] will be given higher [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] (as per your decision), while most [[Glossary:Element|elements]] will get their [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] set automatically on the basis of article's [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. This will usually be a [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] that is higher than deserved. Hence '''[[Processing_multiple_elements_(Process_collection/branch/browser)#Priority|Priority]] : Spread''' is recommended each time you complete reading an article</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* at article import, high [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] will ensure early reading, however, once you get to reading, you may want to deprioritize and only give high [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] to important [[Glossary:Extract|extracts]]! You can set the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] for the entire article and split it all in one go (while reading or by an auto-split). It is however much easier to split the article incrementally as you progress with reading, and only then spread the priorities of all [[Glossary:Child|children elements]] with '''[[Processing_multiple_elements_(Process_collection/branch/browser)#Priority|Priority]] : Spread''' on the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Subset operations</ins>|browser processing menu]]. Once you finish reading the article, some of the generated [[Glossary:Extract|extracts]] and [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|clozes]] will be given higher [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] (as per your decision), while most [[Glossary:Element|elements]] will get their [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] set automatically on the basis of article's [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. This will usually be a [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] that is higher than deserved. Hence '''[[Processing_multiple_elements_(Process_collection/branch/browser)#Priority|Priority]] : Spread''' is recommended each time you complete reading an article</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* it makes sense to give new [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|clozes]] a very high [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] to make sure they are reviewed at least once to &quot;hatch&quot; in your memory. However, once the first repetition ends with success and your future recall at longer [[Glossary:Interval|intervals]] is a bit more likely, you can provide a more honest [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], which is usually lower than when first prioritizing [[Glossary:Extract|extracts]] for the sake of generating [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|cloze deletions]]. If you are still worried about possible forgetting, you can wait with establishing the honest [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] until the 3rd or 4th review. The longer you wait, the greater the chance you will forget something truly important in the meantime.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* it makes sense to give new [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|clozes]] a very high [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] to make sure they are reviewed at least once to &quot;hatch&quot; in your memory. However, once the first repetition ends with success and your future recall at longer [[Glossary:Interval|intervals]] is a bit more likely, you can provide a more honest [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], which is usually lower than when first prioritizing [[Glossary:Extract|extracts]] for the sake of generating [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|cloze deletions]]. If you are still worried about possible forgetting, you can wait with establishing the honest [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] until the 3rd or 4th review. The longer you wait, the greater the chance you will forget something truly important in the meantime.</div></td></tr>
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</table>SuperMemoHelphttps://help.supermemo.org/index.php?title=Priority_queue&diff=8328&oldid=prevSuperMemoBeta: /* Priority queue: Introduction */2016-04-28T20:30:29Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Priority queue: Introduction</span></span></p>
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</table>SuperMemoBetahttps://help.supermemo.org/index.php?title=Priority_queue&diff=8327&oldid=prevSuperMemoBeta: /* Priority queue: Introduction */2016-04-28T20:29:18Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Priority queue: Introduction</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Human knowledge resources are vast. Our appetite to acquire knowledge is usually <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">also </del>exceeding our learning capacity. Incremental learning makes it easy to import huge volumes of knowledge. However, if you cannot effectively process all that imported knowledge, you risk neglecting high priority material by being overwhelmed by subjects that might be relegated to later study. This state of affair was the main reason for introducing [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to </del>SuperMemo.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Human knowledge resources are vast. Our appetite to acquire knowledge is usually exceeding our learning capacity. Incremental learning makes it easy to import huge volumes of knowledge. However, if you cannot effectively process all that imported knowledge, you risk neglecting high priority material by being overwhelmed by subjects that might be relegated to later study. This state of affair was the main reason for introducing [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in </ins>SuperMemo.</div></td></tr>
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</table>SuperMemoBetahttps://help.supermemo.org/index.php?title=Priority_queue&diff=7753&oldid=prevSuperMemoHelp at 16:33, 10 April 20162016-04-10T16:33:10Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To set the [[Glossary:Element|element]]'s [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], you can either choose the position of the [[Glossary:Element|element]] in the [[Glossary:Priority_queue|priority queue]] (from <code>1</code> to '''[[Statistics <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">window</del>#Total|Total]]'''), or you can choose the percent value (from <code>0%</code> to <code>100%</code>). <code>'''Position'''=1</code> corresponds to <code>'''Percent'''=0%</code>. Similarly, <code>'''Position'''='''[[Statistics <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">window</del>#Total|Total]]'''</code> corresponds to <code>'''Percent'''=100%</code>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To set the [[Glossary:Element|element]]'s [[Glossary:Priority|priority]], you can either choose the position of the [[Glossary:Element|element]] in the [[Glossary:Priority_queue|priority queue]] (from <code>1</code> to '''[[Statistics#Total|Total]]'''), or you can choose the percent value (from <code>0%</code> to <code>100%</code>). <code>'''Position'''=1</code> corresponds to <code>'''Percent'''=0%</code>. Similarly, <code>'''Position'''='''[[Statistics#Total|Total]]'''</code> corresponds to <code>'''Percent'''=100%</code>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To prioritize well, you only need to know that the most important material has [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] <code>0%</code>, while your least important material is <code>100%</code>. You need to develop a sense for where, in the queue, a piece of information belongs. If you think that everything is &quot;top priority&quot; then you are clearly at the beginning of the road. Pick two [[Glossary:Item|items]] and ask yourself a question: ''&quot;If I was to forget/delete one, which one would that be?&quot;'' This exercise will help you see different applications of different [[Glossary:Item|items]] and different value behind the applications. Another exercise is: try to give [[Glossary:Item|items]] as low [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] as you can stomach. Can you make it ''10%''? Would you be hurt if it was ''20%''? Would the world collapse if it was ''66%''? With some conscious effort you will realize that you can live without some portions of your knowledge (after all, most people do not use SuperMemo at all and survive ok). Over months of training, you will get better at this.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>To prioritize well, you only need to know that the most important material has [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] <code>0%</code>, while your least important material is <code>100%</code>. You need to develop a sense for where, in the queue, a piece of information belongs. If you think that everything is &quot;top priority&quot; then you are clearly at the beginning of the road. Pick two [[Glossary:Item|items]] and ask yourself a question: ''&quot;If I was to forget/delete one, which one would that be?&quot;'' This exercise will help you see different applications of different [[Glossary:Item|items]] and different value behind the applications. Another exercise is: try to give [[Glossary:Item|items]] as low [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] as you can stomach. Can you make it ''10%''? Would you be hurt if it was ''20%''? Would the world collapse if it was ''66%''? With some conscious effort you will realize that you can live without some portions of your knowledge (after all, most people do not use SuperMemo at all and survive ok). Over months of training, you will get better at this.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>If you keep peeking at the [[Statistics <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">window</del>#Protection|'''Protection''' statistic]], you may also realize that sending [[Glossary:Item|items]] beyond your average priority protection will help you clear them from view for a while. This way, if you have created too many [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|cloze deletions]] that crowd your process, you might actually enjoy sending most of them out of the protected zone, and focus on just one or two that capture the essence of knowledge you are trying to learn.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>If you keep peeking at the [[Statistics#Protection|'''Protection''' statistic]], you may also realize that sending [[Glossary:Item|items]] beyond your average priority protection will help you clear them from view for a while. This way, if you have created too many [[Glossary:Cloze_deletion|cloze deletions]] that crowd your process, you might actually enjoy sending most of them out of the protected zone, and focus on just one or two that capture the essence of knowledge you are trying to learn.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>SuperMemo will not help you much in the prioritization work unless you manually play with [[Glossary:Interval|intervals]] (e.g. by saying &quot;''this cannot wait 30 days, I must see it in 11''&quot;). This tell SuperMemo that the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] must increase slightly.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>SuperMemo will not help you much in the prioritization work unless you manually play with [[Glossary:Interval|intervals]] (e.g. by saying &quot;''this cannot wait 30 days, I must see it in 11''&quot;). This tell SuperMemo that the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] must increase slightly.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>Regulary inspect '''[[Tools menu|Tools]] : [[Tools menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Statistics window|</del>Statistics]] : [[Statistics <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">window</del>#Protection|Protection]]'''. This parameters tells you how far you managed to cut into your top priority material in a given session (this is an equivalent of '''Priority protection''' for a single day). If those numbers get very low, you need to start deprioritizing your [[Glossary:Item|items]] (or [[Glossary:Topic|topics]]). You do not need to cut your import appetites as long as you keep [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]] reasonable.</li></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>Regulary inspect '''[[Tools menu|Tools]] : [[Tools menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Statistics]] : [[Statistics#Protection|Protection]]'''. This parameters tells you how far you managed to cut into your top priority material in a given session (this is an equivalent of '''Priority protection''' for a single day). If those numbers get very low, you need to start deprioritizing your [[Glossary:Item|items]] (or [[Glossary:Topic|topics]]). You do not need to cut your import appetites as long as you keep [[Glossary:Priority|priorities]] reasonable.</li></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>The most important moments to prioritize [[Glossary:Element|elements]] or element sets:</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><li>The most important moments to prioritize [[Glossary:Element|elements]] or element sets:</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* at item failure, you need to rethink the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. [[Glossary:Item|Items]] that fail often are the biggest contributor to slowed progress. Reducing their [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] is one way of remedying this (and possibly helping your memory by inducing the [[Glossary:Spacing_effect|spacing effect]] or reducing interference)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* at item failure, you need to rethink the [[Glossary:Priority|priority]]. [[Glossary:Item|Items]] that fail often are the biggest contributor to slowed progress. Reducing their [[Glossary:Priority|priority]] is one way of remedying this (and possibly helping your memory by inducing the [[Glossary:Spacing_effect|spacing effect]] or reducing interference)</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* '''[[Tools menu|Tools]] : [[Tools menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Use|Use]] : Priority protection : Items''' can be used to inspect the degree of item protection in an overloaded learning process</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* '''[[Tools menu|Tools]] : [[Tools menu#Statistics|Statistics]] : [[Analysis]] : [[Analysis#Use|Use]] : Priority protection : Items''' can be used to inspect the degree of item protection in an overloaded learning process</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Glossary:Priority_queue|Priority queue]] will help you '''increase the volume of learning''', and still '''increase the [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] of top-priority material'''</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Glossary:Priority_queue|Priority queue]] will help you '''increase the volume of learning''', and still '''increase the [[Glossary:Retention|retention]] of top-priority material'''</div></td></tr>
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