But whether we're trying to learn stuff for exams or just in general,
flashcards are one of the most powerful techniques that we can use.
Hi everyone. My name is Ali.
I'm a doctor working in the UK, and on the side,
I make YouTube videos about medicine tech,
productivity, and education stuff aimed at students.
I also teach Human Physiology at
the University of Cambridge where I was a student for six years.
While I was a medical student,
I discovered the power of flashcards and the power of this app called Anki.
I'm not going to lie, when I started using Anki properly,
it completely changed my life and made studying much more effective,
take much less time,
and also be much less stressful overall.
It's not just me who thinks this,
there are hundreds of thousands of students over the years who have been using Anki to
prepare for all sorts of things from medical school exams to law school exams,
to even learn things like music theory,
and piano chords, and the capitals of the world,
and all sorts of other stuff.
But because Anki is so powerful,
it can have a bit of a learning curve and it can be quite daunting for people
new to flashcards to get to grips with how to use Anki properly.
That is why in this class,
me and a few other friends are going to be teaching you
everything you need to know to get started with Anki,
but not just to get started,
to actually use it properly.
There's one thing like knowing how to actually make flashcards,
and then, there's another thing,
knowing how to use them effectively to maximize the bang for your buck
when it comes to learning a load of stuff in the smallest amount of time possible.
I'll warn you now, this class is absolutely massive.
But if you're a beginner to Anki,
then the first bit of the class is really all you need to get started.
But for the sake of comprehensiveness and because we thought might as well,
we have sort of expanded this class way beyond what a reasonable length of time is,
just to put everything all in one place.
This is not the sort of class that you should sit down and watch all in one
sitting because that would just take way too long and be completely useless.
Instead, if you're a complete beginner to Anki,
you can start by watching the beginner segments of
the class and then start dabbling with flashcards yourself.
If you're an Anki nerd and Anki professional,
then hopefully, you'll still find something in here that's helpful,
especially the bonus discussions with students who have been
using Anki to change their lives over the last few years.
That's my rumbling done for now.
I'm absolutely delighted that you've decided to
take this class and I will see you on the other side.