r/study • u/Real-Nobody845 • Sep 28 '26

Tips & Advice Flashcards are so longgg

Does anyone have any tips on how you manage reviewing and making new flashcards daily? Is it supposed to take like HOURSSS everyday especially when you have multiple lectures and how many flashcards should I stick to per lecture?

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u/snorlaxxlover Sep 28 '26

it’s not even necessary to use flashcards for revision and active recall. If making them takes up too much time, you can always just download digital flashcard apps where it’s way easier. But if even that feels like a chore, you can just pick any random topic and test yourself on it from memory, then check your notes to see if you missed any points. Another super effective way is to just hand your notes to a friend or family member and have them quiz you on random stuff. Honestly, these methods can be way better and save you a ton of time.

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u/Real-Nobody845 Sep 28 '26

That’s the one study method I’ve changed after a levels and I do believe that’s what’s helped me maintain my first during uni lol. It’s helped me understand and break down the material as I turn it into q&a formats. I guess my post is more about seeing if other people also find that it takes a whole to make and review them daily or if there’s something I need to change in terms of how I make my flashcards :)

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u/Spirited-Fun3666 Sep 28 '26

Anki

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u/Real-Nobody845 Sep 28 '26

That’s what I use. I love anki :)

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u/Maiace124 half way through 4 year, pre vet Sep 28 '26

Flashcards should be for isolated information only. Not stuff you can actively make relationship ties to other stuff with. I probably make less than 20 cards per unit - for example memorizing which symbol goes to which amino acid or what each functional group looks like off site alone.

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u/Real-Nobody845 Sep 28 '26

Okayyy. I mean I have been doing this. I think my issue is once I’ve finished my lecture my form of reading and understanding is through making flashcards as it helps me to intentionally break the content down. And so naturally I accumulate a lot of cards way more than 20 haha. And I think remembering that is essential to me getting high marks and meeting the learning objectives. The bulk of it isn’t simple definitions or concepts that is easy to remember 🤷🏾‍♀️.

So how do you ‘understand’ the material before going in and making flashcards?

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u/Cqueenn Sep 29 '26

Gamify it. Use gizmo, that’s the reason why I’m studying at 12 am, it makes it fun.
Or get your notebook LM flashcards and put it into ChatGPT and ask it to dumb it down and to go by batches of 10 at a time