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by jajajajajaja 75 days ago
thats the thing. without active processing you will forget it. make notes actively and if you want to keep it long term create flash cards with anki. but podcast imo are more infotainment.
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I like Mochi (www.mochi.cards) even more than Anki for this because it has a "notebook" mode. Often new information is not in digestible or flashcard-ready form. Notebook mode allows the user to type up or dump in the received information and gradually work with it (valuable in itself!) en route to creating flashcards to incorporate into the SRS once the material is analyzed and learned.

But +1 to all the commenters (such as parent) who urge (hand-)writing the material (taking notes), active processing, real-world use of the information, and SRS to rehearse retrieval.

Anki is underrated for this. The active processing point is spot on — passive listening is basically just entertainment dressed up as learning.