Annoyed @ my Anki review algorithm?

[arc5005]

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Hi there. so I have a Main Deck, and then I have a Sub-deck for each subject: Bio, Gen Chem, O CHem, Psych, Physics...

The problem is it seems like it consistently always starts studying the "due" cards from the subdecks in alphabetical order, so I review my Bio cards first, then Gen Chem, then O Chem, Then Physics, Then Psychology. So even though there may be "70" due Psych cards, by the time I get to the Psych section, there's only 10 cards left to study.

Click to see screenshot of what I mean!!!

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this other than just getting rid of the subdecks and putting all the cards together in 1 deck?

 

[arc5005]

Bump.

Here's a screenshot of what I mean: CLICK HERE PLEASE.

 

[mehc012]

Hi there. so I have a Main Deck, and then I have a Sub-deck for each subject: Bio, Gen Chem, O CHem, Psych, Physics...

The problem is it seems like it consistently always starts studying the "due" cards from the subdecks in alphabetical order, so I review my Bio cards first, then Gen Chem, then O Chem, Then Physics, Then Psychology. So even though there may be "70" due Psych cards, by the time I get to the Psych section, there's only 10 cards left to study.

Click to see screenshot of what I mean!!!

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this other than just getting rid of the subdecks and putting all the cards together in 1 deck?

Yes, this is exactly how Anki handles subdecks and why extensive subdeck organization is generally a bad idea unless you intend to study the subjects separately. There's really no advantage to sorting cards into actual separate subdecks other than how it looks.

The 'best' solution is to organize your deck via the tagging system and pool all of your (properly tagged) cards into the main deck.

If you are very attached to the aesthetic appeal of the subdecks, then I would recommend setting a separate, smaller due count for the subdecks so that you 'cap' the contribution from each one. This has the disadvantage that if you truly do have 50 cards due from Gen Chem and only 10 due from Physics, and each is capped at 20, you're missing reviews. The solution to THAT is to manually increase the 'New' or 'Due' count for the subdeck that you need to hit on a given day, but it is admittedly less smooth of an experience.

 

[arc5005]

Yes, this is exactly how Anki handles subdecks and why extensive subdeck organization is generally a bad idea unless you intend to study the subjects separately. There's really no advantage to sorting cards into actual separate subdecks other than how it looks.

The 'best' solution is to organize your deck via the tagging system and pool all of your (properly tagged) cards into the main deck.

If you are very attached to the aesthetic appeal of the subdecks, then I would recommend setting a separate, smaller due count for the subdecks so that you 'cap' the contribution from each one. This has the disadvantage that if you truly do have 50 cards due from Gen Chem and only 10 due from Physics, and each is capped at 20, you're missing reviews. The solution to THAT is to manually increase the 'New' or 'Due' count for the subdeck that you need to hit on a given day, but it is admittedly less smooth of an experience.

Alright, thanks. I was hoping there might be a way to alter this, but fortunately i have already extensively tagged my cards, so this shouldn't be an issue. Thank you!