How anki change the way i learn and how it can help you too

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For those who don’t know, Anki is a flashcard tool based on active recall and spaced repetition.

I discovered it during my final year mbbs

Before Anki, I would read, highlight, feel productive… and then forget most of it a few weeks later.

So how it work? Anki works on the principle of the forgetting curve , it shows you information right when you’re about to forget it. Simple.

Also it doesn’t have to be just for medicine.

In fact, Anki was originally created for learning languages.

So if you’re a resident in a state where people speak a different language, this might actually be the perfect tool.

Over time, Anki became more than just a flashcard app for me. It turned into a rabbit hole of learning systems . card design, spaced repetition algorithms, workflows, and ways to make information stick long-term.

I could write paragraphs about Anki , it’s a giant rabbit hole I’ve been exploring for almost 3 years, and I’ve matured 13k cards.

But this isn’t an Anki 101 post. There are plenty of YouTube videos for it.

This is for that UG student, like I once was, who discovers Anki for the first time… and decides to dive down the rabbit hole.

And somewhere along the way, realizes that learning itself can be redesigned.

Maybe this post helps another UG student discover the same rabbit hole I once did.

Full circle.

Feel free to ask any question you have on anki.

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does this work even if you are starting to use it during NEET PG preps or you need to start this during MBBS? I mean now there is 5 months for NEET PG 2026 so wanted to know if this will be helpful.

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You are never late with anki

Use it as your 20th book of prep

volatile information, Mistakes of GT, new drug name, anything you find hard can be made a card and matured before the exam.

[Maturing card means when you remember information (card) for more than >21 days itst matured.]

So yes you dont need too much time duration between exams to start.

Only difference will be you wont able to pre-made decks

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13k cards matured, nice! Didn’t think that you could use it for learning languages, I’ll give it a try.

Have you always made your own cards? There’s a guy who made and shared the “i_anki” deck that became quite popular.

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Yes, i do make my own cards, i think thats best way to go as main deck.

I also have lots of pre-made deck in my collection, i_anki guy is that legend, he made a very high yield deck for neet pg. Also Anking deck for usmle has very good images to refer too.

I use them as library for images and text information.

This helps me Keep my main deck as high yeild and less cluttered as possible

About anki for language, here pre-made decks are very useful, you can find many in r/anki subreddit

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