The "learning ahead of schedule" feature was implemented in attempt to
mimic Mnemosyne's feature -- I will look into this further if it
doesn't match the behaviour exactly.
It's not a feature I recommend using -- I feel it skews the learning
processes and pushes the cards further back. Essentially you're
skipping ahead to the next day's scheduled cards, and then the next
day etc.
If you want to go through your cards without affecting card
statistics, it's better to use review mode.