[myth2018]

Take a read on this: https://augmentingcognition.com/ltm.html

The author, among other topics, makes a case for the creation of personalized decks. That practice has been really valuable to me.

[amelius]

Yeah but I'm not sure if that's the way to go for learning your first 1000 words of a language, especially if you're just trying to spend your 15 minute commute doing something useful.

[myth2018]

I was skeptical too, but decided to give it a try. It worked quite well for me.