ad 1: have you tried using Cloze cards for that? I like to group eg 1-2 reasons, then I will see the list with 1 or 2 items missing
ad 3: I had success for similar problems by simply creating a lot of cards that give enough context and just ask for the next step. In chess openings, couldn't you just display the current position and ask something like "In opening X, variant Y, what are the next moves for white here"? In some cases I've written scripts to create cards for all variations of a question I want to ask
ad 4: I think Cloze deletions can help to some extent here (I've basically made Cloze my new default card type), but you are probably running into the limitations of Anki there
ad 5: language learning, specifically vocab lists, has always baffled me as a use case for SRS. there is so much context that you need in order to use words proficiently (in what kind of medium was the word used? what register was used (formal/scientific/informal/...)? was it used ironically, empathetically,...?). the only way to learn language imho is to immerse youself as much as possible, through ways where it gets actually used, not such artificial environments
the one thing that I'd like to see changed about Anki would be to have more options for changing the scheduler, or making it easier to use custom schedulers on multiple device types. I simply don't like the logic of SM2/FSRS of hiding a card from you until a specified date and assuming that you'll be reading it then. if you don't open the app for a while, the review dates get completely messed up (I've had new cards scheduled for review sometime in the 2040's). I love the interface and that you can use HTML to enter cards, but I just want to put knowledge in there and get exposed to it from time to time. I wish there was a scheduler that just randomly shows you cards, with probability roughly proportional to how urgently you need to see them. and do not interpret too much into the fact if I haven't opened the app for half a year but still remember some of the cards well. I don't mind seeing those cards "too often", but I do mind if Anki hides the knowledge that I put in there from me, for years or decades even
It's not the logic of FSRS. In fact, FSRS knows the probability of recalling any cards in your collection, which may means how urgently you need to see them. So it can be implemented via an add-on.
ad 3: I had success for similar problems by simply creating a lot of cards that give enough context and just ask for the next step. In chess openings, couldn't you just display the current position and ask something like "In opening X, variant Y, what are the next moves for white here"? In some cases I've written scripts to create cards for all variations of a question I want to ask
ad 4: I think Cloze deletions can help to some extent here (I've basically made Cloze my new default card type), but you are probably running into the limitations of Anki there
ad 5: language learning, specifically vocab lists, has always baffled me as a use case for SRS. there is so much context that you need in order to use words proficiently (in what kind of medium was the word used? what register was used (formal/scientific/informal/...)? was it used ironically, empathetically,...?). the only way to learn language imho is to immerse youself as much as possible, through ways where it gets actually used, not such artificial environments
the one thing that I'd like to see changed about Anki would be to have more options for changing the scheduler, or making it easier to use custom schedulers on multiple device types. I simply don't like the logic of SM2/FSRS of hiding a card from you until a specified date and assuming that you'll be reading it then. if you don't open the app for a while, the review dates get completely messed up (I've had new cards scheduled for review sometime in the 2040's). I love the interface and that you can use HTML to enter cards, but I just want to put knowledge in there and get exposed to it from time to time. I wish there was a scheduler that just randomly shows you cards, with probability roughly proportional to how urgently you need to see them. and do not interpret too much into the fact if I haven't opened the app for half a year but still remember some of the cards well. I don't mind seeing those cards "too often", but I do mind if Anki hides the knowledge that I put in there from me, for years or decades even