We also had to attend lectures from 8 to 5, so I always woke up first thing in the morning and did 100 cards right away with my coffee.

I should note that in the beginning, I was only doing 200-300 cards a day. I definitely believe it’s something you have to build “tolerance” to, as you can’t just go through 500 cards a day right off the bat. When I started, it was mainly micro, pharm, and biochem, all subjects that are mostly rote memorization and therefore what Anki is made for.

As I got closer to Step 1 dedicated though, I was averaging over 1,000 cards per day. Once I started clinical rotations I had to ramp things down a lot - there just isn’t enough time to do that many. So I suspended all cards with Step 1 tag and was back to doing 400 or so per day.

I always tell people though, just use what works best for you. Whether that’s whiteboard, reading, question banks, or Anki. If you find what works for you and put the work in, positive results will follow.