for the lifelong learners closing the day with meaning
Goal
Restate today's concepts in your own words and connect each to something you already know.
Source principle
Elaboration: putting ideas into your own words and linking them to existing knowledge builds retrievable, durable schemas. : from Make It Stick by Brown, Roediger & McDaniel.
The plan
- 📖7:00-7:05 PMOpen today's study notes. Scan for 2 concepts worth keeping.
- 🏷️7:05-7:15 PMPick exactly 2 concepts. Write each name at the top of a fresh page.
- 🪶7:15-7:35 PMConcept 1: write in plain language, as if explaining to a curious friend.
- 💭7:35-7:55 PMConcept 2: same treatment. Plain words, no jargon dumps.
- 🔗7:55-8:10 PMAttach one personal example or prior concept to each idea. The link is the learning.
- 🚩8:10-8:20 PMMark any link that feels forced. Those are tomorrow's revisits.
- 📌8:20-8:25 PMPick ONE concept to revisit tomorrow. Write its name on tomorrow's plan.
- 🌙8:25-8:30 PMClose the journal. Sleep consolidates what you wrote.