From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Quintana_Segu=ED=2C_Pere?= Subject: Re: New module: org-learn, incremental reading Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:26:01 +0200 Message-ID: <11106bdb0910211326v420f996bib5ddcd922625225@mail.gmail.com> References: <558B167B-65F3-4E3B-8696-1FF00243177E@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N0hl1-0002bQ-FB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:26:07 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N0hkx-0002ZK-GT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:26:06 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56696 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N0hkx-0002Yx-AK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:26:03 -0400 Received: from mail-pz0-f192.google.com ([209.85.222.192]:36279) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N0hkw-0001Ae-TS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:26:03 -0400 Received: by pzk30 with SMTP id 30so5504808pzk.24 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:26:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <558B167B-65F3-4E3B-8696-1FF00243177E@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: John Wiegley Cc: Org-mode Mode , Carsten Dominik Johan, thanks a lot for such a great piece of software. I didn't expect to have this feature implemented so fast! I'm very new to this community, but now I'm sure it was a great idea to invest some time learning Emacs and Org-mode! The next step will be to learn some Emacs Lisp. But this is tougher, though= . Thank you, Pere 2009/10/21 John Wiegley : > The attached file, when loaded, provides two new commands: > > =A0M-x org-smart-reschedule > =A0M-x org-agenda-smart-reschedule > > The latter being only for the *Org Agenda* buffer. > > You should use these commands on a scheduled entry, with state logging > enabled for the DONE state. =A0It then reschedules the item to a future d= ate > based on the "SM-5" algorithm and a quality factor you are prompted for. > > To summarize the SM-5 algorithm: > > =A01. After you read an item on the scheduled day, you hit M-x > org-smart-reschedule. > > =A02. You are then asked how well you remember what you just read, from 0= -5: > > =A0 =A0 5 - perfect response > =A0 =A0 4 - correct response after a hesitation > =A0 =A0 3 - correct response recalled with serious difficulty > =A0 =A0 2 - incorrect response; where the correct one seemed easy to reca= ll > =A0 =A0 1 - incorrect response; the correct one remembered > =A0 =A0 0 - complete blackout. > > =A03. If your answer is 4 or 5, the item will not be repeated. =A0If it i= s > anything > =A0 =A0 else, the item is rescheduled, to be read again on a future date. > > =A04. Based on the quality of your response, AND the number of times you'= ve > read > =A0 =A0 the item so far, the amount of time being reschedulings will vary= . =A0If > your > =A0 =A0 retention is good, the gaps grow wider; if it is poor, they grow > shorter. > > =A05. Your "learning data" is kept in a special property called :LEARN_DA= TA:. > =A0Do > =A0 =A0 not modify this, as it controls how the algorithm reschedules aft= er > future > =A0 =A0 repetitions, and based on past quality responses. > > More about this algorithm can be read here: > http://www.supermemo.com/english/ol/sm2.htm. > > This contribution is made in honor of Russell Adams, who drove all the wa= y > to New Jersey from Kennedy airport to visit me today, and who brought up = the > idea of implementing it, based on an earlier proposal by Pere Quintana Se= gu=ED > (http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/17781). > > John > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > --=20 http://pere.quintanasegui.com