On: Using Anki to remember what you read

[kd5bjo]

I concur, what you describe is a very effective use of spaced repetition. It is different from what ‘ProstetnicJeltz described, where cards should take less than a minute to write — that describes memorization without first putting in the effort to understand.

[kiba → kd5bjo]

Writing the information should take less than a minute once you formulated what you want to write. Learning takes more time.