Tips to Reduce Review Time With Spaced Repetition
Spaced repetition has a failure mode that has nothing to do with forgetting. The queue grows. You add twenty new cards a day, miss a few days, and …
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Study Habits
Best Flashcards for HSK: How to Build a Deck That Matches Your Level
Ask learners which HSK flashcards to use and the answers split fast. Some reach for the largest deck they can find; others try to build one card at a …
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Spaced Repetition vs Streaks: Why a Green Calendar Is Not a Vocabulary
A 200-day streak feels like proof of something. It is proof of exactly one thing: that you opened the app 200 times. It does not tell you whether a …
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HSK Vocabulary and Exam Plan: From 600 Words to 5,000+
If you are preparing for the HSK, the exam has already done the hardest planning for you: it published exactly how many words each level expects. That …
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How Many Words Do You Need to Speak a Language? (And Why Counting Stops Helping)
Ask ten language learners how many words you need to speak a language and you will get ten confident, different answers. Ask them how many words they …
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Don't Start From a Blank Page: Decks, Ready-Made Content, and a Streak You Can Keep
Most people who quit a vocabulary app do not quit because the words were too hard. They quit because on day one they opened an empty screen, were told …
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Build Vocabulary From Reading and Shows: Capture the Words You Actually Meet
Every word you memorise from a list is a word you had no reason to meet. That is why list-based vocabulary feels like pushing a boulder: nothing in …
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A 30-Day Vocabulary Plan You Can Actually Finish
Most vocabulary plans fail for the same boring reason: they were designed for the person you are on day one — in a good mood, with a free weekend. A …
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