Study settings
New-word pace
The pace sets a ceiling on new words per day. By default there is no ceiling — Tomyo decides how much new material you can carry. But if reviews are consistently heavier than you would like, deliberately limiting the intake lightens the weeks ahead: every new word today is several reviews tomorrow.
Why less new material can be faster
A new word does not end on the day you meet it: it comes back again and again, and the more words you have taken on, the longer the daily queue. Taking on too much too quickly produces a load you cannot sustain — and abandoned sessions wipe out whatever pace you built.
A restrained intake does the opposite: fewer reviews, shorter sessions, easier to keep up daily. Over time, short daily sessions beat bursts separated by gaps.
What happens once a limit is on
When the daily ceiling is reached, the freed slots in a session are not wasted — they go to reviews. The session stays full, it just consists entirely of familiar material.
Who should slow down
- Daily sessions feel heavy and you are tempted to skip them.
- A busy stretch is coming up — the queue waiting for you will be shorter.
- You want to consolidate what you have rather than widen your dictionary.
The reverse holds too: if sessions feel easy and reviews are few, lift the limit — Tomyo will find a workable volume on its own.