Comment by Ben Cipollini (ben-cipollini) on Anki (Memorization Software) for Beginners · 2020-01-25T19:08:29.464Z · LW · GW

I do know neuroscience, and catastrophic forgetting can be a thing, particularly for short-term memory, if your learning isn't structured. If you find structure - through mnemonic devices such as Anki, or via understanding deep relationships between things, then the more you know, the *easier* it becomes to learn new things.

Do Anki. It's totally worth it.