Review Insights: History Bar & Problem Notifier
Review Insights is a tool for metacognition, designed to encourage a more thoughtful review process. By providing context about a card's history, it helps you identify challenging material and prompts you to slow down and think, rather than quickly guessing an answer.
A Gentle Heads-Up on the Question Side
A simple prompt to encourage deliberate recall.
Contextual History on the Answer Side
Understand the "why" behind your review.
How It Helps Your Reviews
β οΈ 1. The Notifier: A Prompt to Pause
A gentle heads-up appears on the question side for cards you frequently struggle with. This isn't meant to be stressful, but to give you a moment to pause and recall the information more deliberately.
- Mindful Recall: The prompt acts as a cue to engage more deeply with the material instead of relying on muscle memory.
- You Define 'Difficult': You have full control over what triggers the notification, based on total lapses or recent failures.
- Encourages Deeper Processing: Knowing a card is historically tricky can help you focus on forming stronger connections to the material.
π 2. The History Bar: Understanding Your Learning Pattern
After you answer, a visual timeline shows the card's entire review history. This helps you see patterns: Was this card always hard? Did you forget it after a long break? This context can inform how you approach it next time.
- See the Full Story: Colored squares provide an at-a-glance history of every rating you've given the card.
- Detailed Tooltips: Hover over any square to see the specifics of that review, like the date, interval, and ease factor.
- Customize the Look: The appearance can be adjusted to fit your theme, ensuring it's helpful but not distracting.
βοΈ Configuration
Nearly every feature can be adjusted to your personal preference via the Anki Add-on Config menu (Tools β Add-ons β Select Review Insights β Config).
β€οΈ Credits and Origins
This add-on is an evolution of and is built upon the foundational code of the excellent Card Rating History During Review add-on by user jerryzhou196.
A huge thank you to the original creator for their work, which provided the perfect base for adding the new problem notifier functionality and other enhancements.