Active recall

Anamnesis

Learning is remembering.

Plato used this word for the idea that knowledge is recollection. Here it is Phron’s memory: every idea worth keeping, from the essays and the newsletter to the Agora’s cases and the poker room, returns as a card before it fades. Retrieve it first, score yourself honestly, and the deck keeps finding whatever is weakest.

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How It Works

№ 1

Retrieve

Every card asks you to pull the idea out of memory first: rebuild a framework, apply it to a fresh situation, or settle a boundary case. The retrieval attempt is what strengthens the memory, so no peeking.

№ 2

Reveal

Then the model answer arrives with its reasoning, and where two ideas blur, the one feature that settles cases like it. Written recall comes with a rubric to hold yourself against.

№ 3

Score

Got it, shaky, or missed. Each card carries a strength that lives on this device, and the smart session always starts with whatever is weakest and stalest.

How It Works

№ 1 · Retrieve
Every card asks you to pull the idea out of memory first: rebuild a framework, apply it to a fresh situation, or settle a boundary case. The retrieval attempt is what strengthens the memory, so no peeking.
№ 2 · Reveal
Then the model answer arrives with its reasoning, and where two ideas blur, the one feature that settles cases like it. Written recall comes with a rubric to hold yourself against.
№ 3 · Score
Got it, shaky, or missed. Each card carries a strength that lives on this device, and the smart session always starts with whatever is weakest and stalest.

The Session

Your Ledger

New

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Fragile

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Forming

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Steady

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Strong

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By domain

Practical Wisdom— of 11
Decision Frameworks— of 5
Business & Markets— of 25
Markets & Macro— of 24
Communication & Persuasion— of 6
Poker— of 40

Everything here is saved on this device and nowhere else. No accounts, no tracking. Clearing your browser data starts the ledger fresh.

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Anamnesis

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