for the ones who want an easy evening win
Goal
Convert today's notes into 5 self-test questions and answer them cold.
Source principle
Retrieval paired with calibration: turning notes into questions and answering from memory both retrieves the material and shows you what you actually know. : from Make It Stick by Brown, Roediger & McDaniel.
The plan
- 📖7:00-7:02 PMOpen today's notes. 2 min only. Just enough to see what's there. Close them.
- ❓7:02-7:15 PMWrite 5 questions the notes could answer. Not trivia: questions that demand understanding.
- 🤸7:15-7:20 PMBreak. Stand up, stretch. Let the questions settle.
- 🧠7:20-7:40 PMAnswer each from memory. Full sentences, no peeking.
- ✏️7:40-7:45 PMMark each right / wrong / unsure. Be honest.
- 🎯7:45-7:50 PMRe-read ONLY the unsure ones. Targeted, not broad.
- 🔁7:50-7:55 PMRe-attempt the unsure ones from memory. Did they stick?
- 📊7:55-8:00 PMLog the score (X/5). Track the trend across evenings.
- 🌙8:00-8:05 PMClose everything. Evening done. Reward earned.