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by erikrothoff 474 days ago
This app does a terrific job of teaching memory palaces. Ironically it’s made by the guy in the background of the article image. https://memoryos.com/
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Far from ironic, shouldn't that be "appropriately," or at worst, "coincidentally?"
Is there a term for the Duolingo-ization of apps? I have no idea why I need to answer a survey question(which took 30s to load) about whether I believe the app will work to improve my memory or not.
Especially such a long survey. My curiosity died when I was on step 5 and not even 25% done yet. Like, y'all want me to try this, or not?
I won't even open this now knowing their onboarding is made by someone with zero thought about user experience
I don’t remember the onboarding (ironically :) but once you get in the UX is really nice and perfect for what it does. Maybe it won’t win Apple design awards, but I’m just here for the content.
Gamification and spaced repetition.

Duolingo is really just about combining gamification with spaced repetition.