Guide

Create better cards

A good card creates a retrieval attempt, not a summarized page.

Goal

Turn dense material into small, verifiable, reviewable units.

Choose one idea, write a front that requires retrieval, keep the back concise, split exceptions, and review Health before releasing batches.

Vague fronts, encyclopedic backs, too many ideas in one card, duplicates, and answers that depend on missing context.

Front: Which event confirms deck consolidation? Back: `deck_mastery_events.event_type = verified`, created after enough real evidence.

Reviewed on 2026-08-30.