I'm intrigued. I've read your comments in this thread, and I can't comprehend how you decide what to cloze on. Is this something that's decided by your script? Do you have multiple clozes per note? Why not cloze on "wrappings"?
If you have a blog post describing your process, I'm sure I, and many others, would love to read it.
Anecdotally, this really began picking up when Novak Djokovic, the #1 tennis player in the world, began giving it such large press. When asked about his string of successes at the time, he told the press that he changed his diet, and completely cut out gluten. What he failed to mention during those initial interviews was that he was allergic to the stuff, which was the most likely cause for his inconsistent performances. The media, however, took the gluten-free diet and just ran with it... and here we are!
THE science show to listen to. If you're going to listen to anything from this list, this is the show to listen to. It's very well produced and always interesting. Their most controversial show was Yellow Rain (http://www.radiolab.org/story/239549-yellow-rain/).
I often consider this show to be Radio Lab's counterpart. Their headline is "exploring the hidden side of everything". Every single episode is fascinating (here is the show "Cobra Effect" to get you started: http://freakonomics.com/2012/10/11/the-cobra-effect-a-new-fr...). The shows all lean toward a very economist-like way of looking at things, so unless you're in the field, you'll enjoy much of the insights that come about because of this.
Just a well-produced podcast about money and its long-reaching tendrils. Shows usually focus on interesting stories about money/finance that are in the "background" and go otherwise unnoticed by the population at large.
Basically a radio version of TED talks. However! It's very well produced and every show is basically made for radio. It's not just TED talks with the video part stripped out.
Fantastic comedy sketch group from Canada. Their most famous cast member is probably Mark Meer (Shepard's voice actor in the Mass Effect games). While some of their sketches can fall flat, more often than not they make me smile. Their humour has a very Canadian slant, so unless you're living in Canada, sketches about, say, Canadian law and politics, might be a little more difficult to decipher. :)
The only show that actually manages to consistently make me laugh out loud in public. It's a news trivia show with a panel of well-established comedians and writers that participate in the game. Highly recommended.
I'm going to throw my weight behind Anki as well. Apart from being a knowledge database, it actively works on increasing the cache for recalling knowledge, that is to say, your memory. People usually have requirements like needs to have a mobile app, needs to be open source, etc., but I'd argue that spaced repetition should also be a requirement for everyone. What's the point of accumulating knowledge if you aren't actively working on it and internalizing it?
Like the parent said, Anki takes a lot of time to digitize everything, but I'd argue that that's where the learning happens. The process of distilling knowledge into a series of flash cards is extremely personal and involved.
My workflow:
- Out in the wild, when I come across a word I don't know or trivia, I write it down or put it in my phone via a text editor, or note taking app like Google Keep.
- I'll write notes down in a notebook if I'm learning about something new, since writing helps facilitate the acquisition of knowledge.
- When I get home, or if I have time with my laptop around, I'll open up Anki, and convert everything I've learned into corresponding Decks, subdecks and cards.
- I usually do this at the end of the day, and start with "small" knowledge, like new words or trivia. After I've put them into Anki, I wipe Google Keep and whatever else is on my phone. Similarly, I then go through my notes, and since everything is still fresh, with the help of the context behind the notes, I put everything into Anki.
...and my favourite part...
- The studying phase. Every now and then, when you get a free moment, open up Anki on your Desktop or phone, and do your reviews for that day. Anki will keep statistics and even show you what time of day you're better at recalling knowledge (I seem to be a noon kind of guy). Some people like setting aside time from their day to do reviews, but I like doing them on my phone on the go.
(And since this is HN, Anki lets you customize every aspect of the spaced repetition process, for those of you that like tinkering. Although, I'd recommend reading a bit about the process itself before changing anything.)
If you have a blog post describing your process, I'm sure I, and many others, would love to read it.