[BeFlatXIII]

> If it's important to you, memorize. The benefits are huge, and it will help too ward off mental declines later in life.

I slightly disagree. I do agree that the end goal of having the information memorized is important, but drilling flashcards never worked for me. What makes information stick is drilling practice problems that touch on the knowledge to be memorized until it's established. It's more useful for recognizing when those facts will be relevant, too, compared to having a memory silo of 10,000 stored facts.

[Jtsummers]

Anki and similar systems can be used for practice problems, not just "read card" or "read card, say the reverse side, check if correct". There are some add-ons for math that actually generate problems, or you can construct the cards in a way that they promote use and not mere recall. "Io {parlare} con mia moglie" can be one of many such cards that prompt you to conjugate, or set the article, or properly determine the plural. Or can be combined with reading comprehension or listening comprehension scenarios (play or show some sentences, follow on with questions about what was heard or read).