Why I DON’T use spaced repetition to learn vocabulary

Why I DON’T use spaced repetition to learn vocabulary

June 25, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

Steve Kaufmann discusses his approach to vocabulary learning and why he avoids popular methods like spaced repetition.

Vocabulary is the clearest measure of your level in any language, so here is how I acquire and review words, and why I skip most of the popular methods.

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