Why isn't SuperMemo more popular?
List here your ideas about why it is hard to make SuperMemo more popular:
- SuperMemo does not provide instant gratification
- SuperMemo is not viral
- SuperMemo is like exercise
- Specific mind is needed
- Succeeding is not easy (beyond simple applications)
- Success stories do not mention SuperMemo (Einstein did not use it)
- SuperMemo is thought of as a cramming tool
- SuperMemo is not advertised
- SuperMemo requires a specific personality
- SuperMemo is not understood or misunderstood
- Being smart may mean being conservative
- Self-grading is difficult for many
- It is easy to stop, it is hard to resume
- Outstanding 0+0 is intimidating
- Lack of trust in "revolutionary technology"
- Only English version
- Users have a poor grasp of software
- Many users of SuperMemo use it against the principles and art of SuperMemo
- SuperMemo is a form of paradigm shift for many learners. Starting up without a tutor is hard
- Self-reliance is needed to succeed with SuperMemo
- Manu users fail for their lack of knowledge formulation skills
- Integration of reading is vital for the fun of learning but incremental reading is too complex
- SuperMemo for Windows is too complex
- SuperMemo is not free
- SuperMemo is not open source
- You need an ability to focus on a goal
- Laziness precludes SuperMemo
- Many people lack sufficient motivation for learning or even for above average accomplishment:
- Cheap excuses to "Why don't you ...?"
- Other interests compete with SuperMemo
- Success inhibits experimentation