Spaced repetition is not rocket science, it just works. 

Gamification is good if it helps you do something useful. 

But similar instant gratification principles are used for social media, candy crush, etc... in which case, it's what is rotting our brains.

south_korea_ln

charts_and_numbers

Making long term memories

cryotosensei

Makes sense. I came across spaced repetition for the first time when I was using Anki to memorise Japanese words and phrases haha.

What are your thoughts on the recent trend of gamification? It seems that every self-respecting educational app has a quest feature with avatars and badges etc. I guess they are fun to play but do they really help students remember stuff? I can’t help feeling that gamification is a cop-out for the young generation who is reluctant to put in the hard work required to remember stuff 