#incremental_learning #learning
Skill 5: Handling large volumes of knowledge
In incremental reading, you may quickly import and produce more learning material than you can effectively process. To make sure that you can swiftly handle the overload, SuperMemo uses the priority queue.
Using Alt+P (Priority : Modify on the element menu), you can set each element's priority from 0% to 100%. Note that 0% corresponds
with high priority!
By default, the outstanding repetitions will be auto-sorted from high to low priority. This way, if you fail to complete your daily load of learning, it will only be the lower priority material that will suffer. Also by default, at the beginning of your working day (i.e. at your first run of SuperMemo), your outstanding material from previous days will be be auto-postponed (again with high-priority material being least affected).
Read an article about the priority queue to learn more about:
- manual sorting of elements,
- defining sorting criteria,
- turning off auto-sort and auto-postpone, and more.
For more options for handling the overload, see:
- the postpone dialog to postpone portions of the learning material and to define the postpone criteria
- Mercy to spread the excess of the learning material over a period of time (or to advance the material before a vacation, etc.)
- to learn more about different options, see also: Postpone, Advance and Mercy
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Incremental learning - SuperMemo Help/articles also occurs in increasing intervals, however, you can always manually set the next date with Execute repetition (Shift+Ctrl+R). Make sure you mark your top articles with high priority. Otherwise, they can quickly fade from view
<span>Skill 5: Handling large volumes of knowledge
In incremental reading, you may quickly import and produce more learning material than you can effectively process. To make sure that you can swiftly handle the overload, SuperMemo uses the priority queue.
Using Alt+P (Priority : Modify on the element menu), you can set each element's priority from 0% to 100%. Note that 0% corresponds
with high priority!
By default, the outstanding repetitions will be auto-sorted from high to low priority. This way, if you fail to complete your daily load of learning, it will only be the lower priority material that will suffer. Also by default, at the beginning of your working day (i.e. at your first run of SuperMemo), your outstanding material from previous days will be be auto-postponed (again with high-priority material being least affected).
Read an article about the priority queue to learn more about:
manual sorting of elements,
defining sorting criteria,
turning off auto-sort and auto-postpone, and more.
For more options for handling the overload, see:
the postpone dialog to postpone portions of the learning material and to define the postpone criteria
Mercy to spread the excess of the learning material over a period of time (or to advance the material before a vacation, etc.)
to learn more about different options, see also: Postpone, Advance and Mercy
Other basic skills
Evolution of knowledge in incremental reading
3 main principles will underlie the evolution of knowledge in SuperMemo:
decrease in complexity - artic Summary
| status | not read | | reprioritisations | |
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| last reprioritisation on | | | suggested re-reading day | |
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| started reading on | | | finished reading on | |
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