I'll be out of town for some months, so I won't be able to use my computer.
I would like to know if I can stop the learning process for a while. I would appreciate anything you could tell me. Thank you...
The pen and paper method is an ancient thing designed in the 1980s for people who don't own a computer. There is no way to take the learning process that you started on your computer and continue it using the paper and pencil method. I mean, you'd have to print out the items that you're supposed to repeat in the following days, but there is no such option in SuperMemo for Windows.
What I used to do in Leonardo's case was:
1) Take SuperMemo and my collection with me on a floppy or CD (nowadays you can also put in on the Internet) and find a computer wherever I was at. This may or may not be a good idea, depending on whether you have convenient access to a computer.
2) Interrupt my learning process -- of course, when you come back, you'll have a huge backlog of outstanding items which it may take you a month to repeat.
Shortly after I posted my question, I realized that stopping the learning process wouldn't be possible. The basic idea of Supermemo is: repeat so you don't forget. Consequently, I would have to start it all over again when I come back.
I don't know if I can learn the pen and paper method before I go. Anyway, I'll print the instructions and study it later.
Thank you all for the tips!
You wouldn't have to start all over again. When you come back, you can just use Mercy and handle the backlog...
i suggest you start using supermemo on a pocket pc - this way you can use it wherever you are and whenever you like, provided you have got your charged pocket pc with you. (ps: there is a version of supermemo dedicated to pocket pc, and that's how i'll do it).
good luck