9. Spaced Repetition

TL;DR — Tag any note #learn and Claude generates 3–5 Q&A flashcards from it in 40-Resources/cards/. Run “review my cards” and it serves a randomized batch of 10. Forgetful future-you actually retains what current-you reads.

When to use it

After finishing a chapter, article, or course
Vocabulary you keep forgetting (technical terms, language learning, names of people in a new org)
Anything where you’ve thought “I should remember this” — tag it #learn and move on
Daily 5-minute review on the phone (read-only, doesn’t need typing)

What card generation looks like:

Source note (with #learn tag):

# Why bidirectional links matter

Bidirectional links in Obsidian work both ways — if note A links to note B,
note B automatically shows A in its backlinks panel. This makes idea
connections discoverable without manual maintenance.

Generated cards (in 40-Resources/cards/why-bidirectional-links.md):

---
source: [[Why bidirectional links matter]]
created: 2026-05-15
---

Q: What's a bidirectional link in Obsidian?
A: A link from note A to note B that automatically appears in B's backlinks.

Q: Why do bidirectional links matter?
A: They make connections discoverable without manual maintenance.

Q: What's the alternative?
A: Manual cross-linking, which silently rots.

Under the hood (design)

Skill location (planned): ~/.claude/skills/review-cards/SKILL.md
Card generation skill (planned): ~/.claude/skills/make-cards/SKILL.md
Reads: notes tagged #learn; 40-Resources/cards/* for review batches
Writes: 40-Resources/cards/[slug].md (one file per source note); appends review_count and last_reviewed frontmatter to each card after use
Algorithm: simple SRS — cards reviewed less recently surface more often. Don’t over-engineer Leitner boxes.

Watch out for (anticipated)

Card quality matters more than quantity. 3 sharp cards beat 10 fluffy ones.
Don’t review broken cards. If you generate cards from a note and they’re bad, regenerate — don’t review garbage.
Mobile-first review session. Set up the workflow so review works fine on the Galaxy S26+ in the morning. No typing required, just remember-then-flip.

Make it yours (planned customizations)

Card styles — Q&A, cloze deletion, image occlusion (different note types take different formats).
Tag scoping — #learn/programming, #learn/spanish, #learn/people to filter review sessions.
Export to Anki — generate .apkg files for use in the Anki ecosystem.

Research Synthesizer After synthesizing, tag the synthesis #learn to seed cards

Inbox Zero Routes #learn-tagged inbox items into Resources