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Hey, I’m Al Khan. 👋

Back in 2019, I went from failing 4 subjects, barely passing college, losing almost 2 years of potential income…to ranking #6 nationally on my engineering board exams. Not because I got smarter. Not because I found the perfect Anki settings. And certainly NOT because I downloaded the right add-ons.

It’s all because I make Anki work FOR my learning system.

I created this whole roadmap thingy to help you with that.

Are You a Total Beginner? Start With the Anki Fundamentals Series

Read these in order. You’ll get battle-tested setups and strategies as well.

Anki Takes a Lot of Time? Read the Advanced Anki Series

Once you’ve learned how to create your first flashcards, set up your decks, and install essential add-ons, it’s time to actually use it for actually CUTTING DOWN study time. YAY! 🎉

This isn’t what most people think.

When people think about “studying efficiently”, all they’d think about is using tools to make things FASTER.

  • Create flashcards faster – OH LET’S USE CHATGPT TO MAKE FLASHCARDS FASTER
  • Doing reviews faster – LET’S FIND THE ULTIMATE PERFECT SETTINGS!

What ends up happening is that they waste even more time and complain that “Anki doesn’t work for them”.

The truth is, efficiency is NOT about doing things faster. It’s about eliminating wastes.

Read the Mini-Series →

Need More Guidance for Mastering Anki? Check out Anki Like a Pro

If you don’t have time to figure things out — especially if you’re on a time crunch — and you want to have the entire system laid out for you:

  • The only essential Anki features for studying effectively
  • Step-by-step breakdown of creating unforgettable flashcards — structure, components, creation timing, how to craft questions with understanding “built in” and so forth
  • Specific Anki workflows for different subjects/applications (Anatomy, Medical terminology, Formulas, Problem-solving, Processes, complex concepts, etc.)
  • Simple strategies to optimize your reviews without overcomplicating settings or add-ons

I invite you to check out my course, Anki Like a Pro. (I’ve basically put a part of my soul here, kinda like a horcrux or something)

I made it for beginners who want to use Anki to cut their study time in half (or more), but it ultimately came into fruition when I saw:

  • People who keep forgetting their flashcards
  • People who get buried in overwhelming reviews
  • People who “know a lot” in Anki, but freeze in real life

Click here to check it out.

Note: This isn’t a requirement to use Anki effectively, but I do recommend it especially if you’ve been using Anki but haven’t gotten any good results yet.

🗺️ Choose Your Own Adventure

If you could just take ONE thing away from my entire collection of writings, it’s this:

Using Anki effectively means understanding that Anki effectiveness isn’t about the tool. It’s about the effectiveness of YOUR learning workflow as a whole.

You are the driver who knows that a part of a car is NOT the entire car 😉

Let me know if this helped you!

To smarter studying,

—Al Khan