I want this post to be specifically for those of you who are or have done a deck such as the core 2k or kaishi 1.5k where you started without or with little prior experience.
For those who don't know anki is not actually made for learning new words, it is meant to be a way to reenforce remembering words or topics that you have already learned prior. This is at odds with beginner decks like the ones mentioned, where beginners just have to start from nothing. However, because of that it makes reading general anki advice less relevant. I think specifically time spent on anki.
As for me I am doing the kaishi 1.5k deck where I am about 600 words in. I started on 20 words a day but after around 3-400 words I dropped it to 10 because it was taking too long. My average review time is 13 seconds which again some people will jump down my throat but I feel like it naturally takes longer if you are using anki in this way learning brand new words and kanji in parallel (but maybe 13s is still too long). My daily new cards are 10, review cards are normally around 130-140 lately, and time spent is around 60-90 minutes
I also use wanikani which is another SRS which might be affecting my anki memorization abilities (only so much you can retain in a day?)
So for others doing a beginner deck without prior experience, how is your anki going?
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How many new cards a day do you do?
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How many reviews do you normally get?
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How long does it take you?
For others more ahead feel free to comment, but keep in mind your anki experience will be different if you use a different type of deck like a mining deck which is more like what anki is intended for. For those who used a core deck and finished it now, I'm interested if you feel it was worth it and if it speeds up over time as you learn more vocab, or any other tips.
by quiteCryptic