GUIDE20 Jan, 2023
Getting Started with Zorbi
Sukhans Asrani
Founder @ Zorbi
Zorbi is built on the two most effective learning techniques in the world: active recall and spaced-repetition.
After adopting these techniques, I personally saw my learning speed increase by 2-3x and I've seen dozens of people experience the same effect. But the truth is, using them effectively DOES take some effort and skill.
Fortunately, one of the big reasons we created Zorbi was to make these techniques easy to use and I hope that this guide helps you get started.
If you're still not sure how to use Zorbi effectively after reading this guide then reach out to us on our Discord server.
If you don't like reading guides then I've got you 👊. Check out the video at the end of this guide to see:
- How to break a lecture slide into Zorbi cards
- How to study flashcards in Zorbi
- How to learn significantly faster
1. Create Zorbi cards while you learn
One of the big complaints against flashcards is that they take too long to make, but if you create them while you learn then this stops being a problem.
Most people waste their time writing notes that they never revisit, creating flashcards feels like more effort but in fact you'll find that it ends up being 2-3x faster.
If you're not quite ready to switch over from note-taking then that's okay. I like taking notes myself, and I use the Zorbi Notion integration to turn Notion notes into Zorbi cards.
Zorbi powerusers like using our Chrome extension for creating flashcards while they watch lectures, read textbooks, and while learning languages.
Creating flashcards is effective summarization.
Breaking a fact down into a question & answer format forces you to understand the concept and teach it to someone else (in this case that's future you!).
2. Set aside daily-time for your Zorbi cards
I know you're thinking: "🥱 boomers have been telling me not to cram for years".
Trust me, I'm a reformed crammer and I'm going to make things easy for you. We cram because studying is difficult. You usually don't know if you're studying the right things, in the right way, at the right time.
Zorbi solves that problem. All you have to do is pull out your phone, tap a couple buttons and study for 10-15 minutes everyday. And that's all it takes for you to be confident that you're studying in the most efficient and effective way possible.
If you can't commit to a daily habit then you should come back at least every three days. You'll find that you'll spend significantly less time studying if you become consistent with your Zorbi reviews.
3. Learn how to make great cards
Making good flashcards is one of the biggest reasons why people can't adopt the power of spaced repetition
I wrote a short guide on Making Good Flashcards which should help. But here is a basic test you can use: If studying is slow or painful then it means your flashcards are bad
If you're still not sure how to use Zorbi then hop into our Discord and we'll be ready to help you out. Join the Discord Community
