Chapter 3 My Tools

Since I am a researcher, I spend the majority of my time in reading, thinking, experimenting and analyzing. This is a typical life of intellectual worker. To be an intellectual worker, tools are very important to assist with processing information. In this chapter, I wanna introduce some useful software that have a great impact on my work.

3.1 Supermemo

Supermemo is a software developed to utilize the mechanism of spaced repetition to facilitate memory. Disregard of its awful user interface, it demonstrates to be amazing for maintaining memory. I have spent several months to use SM to remember everything important in my life, including biological knowledge, pathological facts and other information. It only takes me around 20 minutes to review, and these knowledge could last for several years. This is the magic of spaced repetition.