for the overachiever who wants yesterday's lecture locked in by breakfast
Goal
Retrieve last night's material from memory before the day's distractions start.
Source principle
Self-testing beats passive review: quiz yourself on the material instead of re-reading it. : from How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport.
The plan
- 💧6:00-6:05 AMWake, hydrate, sit at the desk.
- 🧠6:05-6:25 AMBrain dump yesterday's lecture, no peeking.
- 🔍6:25-6:35 AMOpen notes, check the dump against them.
- ✏️6:35-6:45 AMMark every gap in red, today's recall targets.
- ❓6:45-6:55 AMWrite 3 recall questions you can't answer yet.
- 📓6:55-7:00 AMLog unknowns into tonight's review list.
- 🎯7:00-7:05 AMSet today's single top task.
- 🚶7:05-7:10 AMWalk away, brain primed.