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good job, TheMoviegoer!
A while back, I think, you said you might start working on Hebrews.
If I may ask, what did you decide?

Great memory, joosep! I have started Hebrews. Just finishing up chapter 2. So far, I have Mark, I and II Peter, and now a small dent into Hebrews.

Everyday, I begin with Hebrews 1, then move through Hebrews 2 in sections with repetition of the most recently learned. Then I do a chapter of 2nd Peter, 1st Peter, and Mark. So, today, after my Hebrews work, I will go over 2nd Peter 3, Ist Peter 2, and Mark 11.

It is about an hour a day.

Stay blessed 🙏

Thanks, JDJD, and I hope you are doing well, too! You, joosep, and so many others keep me going all the time... even if you don't realize it.

May I ask a question: how do you determine when you will again review a portion of Hebrews? Does a spreadsheet or chart determine that, or do you use the website to tell you when something is due?

I use a spreadsheet. For Hebrews (I tried a different strategy for I & II Peter).

For Hebrews I started with a block of 4 verses. I would repeat/review 10 times a day for a week. At the beginning of the next week, review the first block once AND then tackle the next 3-5 verse block 10 times a day for a week. When I get to the end of a chapter and have reviewed the last block for a week, I create a chapter block which I review once a day, along with the new block.

So, Hebrews right now goes:
Complete - Hebrews 1 Review (1 time)
Hebrews 2-1 vs 1-4 (1 time)
Hebrews 2-2 vs 5-9 (1 time)
Hebrews 2-3 vs 10-13 (1 time)
Hebrews 2-4 vs 14-18 (10 times)

On monday, all of that will change to:
Complete - Hebrews 1 Review (1 time)
Complete - Hebrews 2 Review (1 time)
Hebrews 3-1 vs 1-4 (10 times)

Once I get another chapter or so, I will no longer review every chapter each day, but I will put them in rotation, so that I do Hebrews 1 on Monday, Hebrews 2 on Tuesday, etc.

This is currently what I do with Mark, and I & II Peter. Today is II Peter 3, I Peter 2, Mark 11, for example.

And I definitely have a spreadsheet. It has points on it. I used to average 140k points a day when I was going through Mark, and I found that unsustainable. So, I have reduced my goal to 50k a day, but I am eclipsing that at my current rate. That is why I have instituted a method of just doing 1 chapter a day of the books I have completed in rotation.

Thank you very much for taking the time to write that in detail. I'm thinking of imitating your method. When you say repeat or review, do you always type it here on the website? and then you tick the box that says type instead of read? 2nd Question, do you type the word out fully, or do you use the first letter method?

Great questions. Repeat and review always involve typing for me, and I use the first letter method. Additionally, if I make an error mid-verse, I toggle the "Test instead of read" button and start the verse fresh until I get a perfect entry. It is tedious because most of my errors at some point are just typing errors not memory errors. Finally, I did the full word method a few months ago for a while. It really impacts how much you can go through, but I didn't feel like it did any more for my reinforcement.

Also, sometimes you get an error on the last word and you can't correct it. I don't worry about it, but my goal is to get it right.

As for adopting my method, I can say that I have tweaked it here and there, and I am happy with this method. Let me know how you are doing and how it is going.... and if you like it. Also, I can send you my excel spreadsheet if you want.

Thank you for those offers :) I already started developing my own Google Sheet, but thank you kindly for the offer. I'm using the first letter method also. One more question, do you use hints, or not? (Thank you very much for your time)

Actually, you made one offer. I'm feeling rather sleepy and my words got mixed up :)

That’s a fantastic method moviegoer. So encouraging. Thanks for sharing. Keep it up.

Thanks, joosep and JDJD! BTW, joosep, I use hints very rarely. There are times when I do, but I really try to avoid them. I use the opportunity of getting it wrong to reinforce the correct response.

Yes, that's also how I feel about hints. I use them sparingly. But to each their own, as they say :)

2 Peter 1:2
[2]Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

Thanks, Moviegoer, for sharing your method in such detail. It is encouraging and inspiring to see your commitment. I’ve just added Hebrews 1 and 2 too, but I’m content with the partial memorisation that I get from following the website’s built-in schedule. Until now, I’d never noticed how wonderful Hebrews 2:14-18 is as a summary of the eternal covenant that God has made with Jesus on our behalf.

Thanks Sixteeneleven, and PeterP, as my dad used to say, "the best method is the one that you use." He said that about translations as well.