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The small card principle
2026-06-19 · 4 min
Why fewer, sharper recall cards are usually better than broad cards that try to test everything.
Broad cards hide failure
A broad card can feel efficient, but it often asks for too many things at once.
If you miss the answer, you may not know which part was weak.
Recallio prefers precision
Recallio prepares 3 to 10 cards when the note supports them.
A narrow dental note about the number of incisors should produce that fact, not a lesson about every type of incisor.