for the overachiever who has 3 days and a long list of weak spots
Goal
Run a 3-day drill countdown that attacks only the weakest sub-skills before exam day.
Source principle
Drill: in the final days, isolate and attack only the bottleneck gaps. : from Ultralearning by Scott Young.
The plan
- 📊D-3 9:00 AMList every weak spot from last week's tests. Be honest.
- 🎯D-3 9:30 AMRank them. Pick the top 3 bottlenecks. Just three.
- 🔧D-3 10:00 AMDrill bottleneck 1 in isolation. Focused reps.
- 🔧D-3 2:00 PMDrill bottleneck 2 in isolation. Focused reps.
- 🧊D-3 7:00 PMCold test on all three. No notes.
- 🔧D-2 9:00 AMRe-drill the bottleneck that didn't close. Harder reps.
- 🧩D-2 2:00 PMIntegration rep: put all three back into full problems.
- 🧊D-2 7:00 PMCold test on full problems. Exam conditions.
- 🪛D-1 9:00 AMFinal patch on any remaining gap. Just the worst one.
- 🧊D-1 2:00 PMFinal cold test. Full scope. Timed.
- 🎯D-1 7:00 PMConfidence-graded call: 'ready' or 'not ready'. Honest.
- 🪶D-Day 7:00 AMLight warm-up. No new drills. Trust the work.