🧠Retrieval Sprint

for the ones who'd rather recall than re-read

Goal

Start the day by pulling yesterday's material out of memory instead of re-opening the notes.

Source principle

Retrieval practice: every attempt to recall is itself a learning event, far stronger than re-reading. : from Make It Stick by Brown, Roediger & McDaniel.

The plan

1. 🌅
   6:00-6:05 AM

   Wake, water, no phone.
2. 📖
   6:05-6:15 AM

   Open yesterday's notes for 30s: topic names only. Close them.
3. ✍️
   6:15-6:30 AM

   Brain-dump the 3 core ideas from memory. Pen on paper, no peeking.
4. 🔍
   6:30-6:40 AM

   Open notes. Check the dump against them. Mark hits and misses.
5. 🔁
   6:40-7:00 AM

   Redo ONLY the gaps. Read once, close, re-recall.
6. 📊
   7:00-7:05 AM

   Log recall score (X/3). Track the trend, not the day.
7. 🏷️
   7:05-7:15 AM

   Tag the gaps with tomorrow's review date. Spaced repetition cue.
8. ☕
   7:15-7:25 AM

   Coffee + 10 min guilt-free scrolling. Reward earned.

Reward

Coffee + 10 min of guilt-free scrolling once the recall score is logged.

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