[allenu]

Thanks for posting this. You hit the nail on the head. I've seen this dogmatic attitude as well, as if following how Anki does it is the One True Way and if you stray from it, you may as well quit.

It's just a tool, and if you miss some lessons, it's not like those cards immediately vanish from your head. If you fall behind because you weren't disciplined, no big deal, just pick it up again and carry on. Learning is a marathon, not a sprint.

For me, SRS algorithms try to model how memory works, it's not an exact match to it, so even missing a card deadline by a day or two or even a week isn't the end of the world.

[kazinator]

> I've seen this dogmatic attitude as well, as if following how Anki does it is the One True Way and if you stray from it, you may as well quit.

I suspect that the reason is that language-learning forums are full of children.

[ApolloFortyNine]

Hey why do you have to be a dick to try to get your point across?

Jesus christ, calling someone a child because they disagree about adding a cheat vacation mode to an SRS program? You gotta take a step back and look at your life.