for the overachiever who wants a 5-day countdown instead of a single exam-eve
Goal
Run a structured 5-day retrieval countdown that ends with a confidence-graded readiness call.
Source principle
Retrieval: test cold every day of exam week, patch gaps daily, never re-read. : from Ultralearning by Scott Young.
The plan
- 🗂️D-5 9:00 AMList the full exam scope on one page. Every topic.
- 🧊D-5 2:00 PMCold pre-test on the whole scope. No notes. Timed.
- 📊D-5 7:00 PMScore brutally. Mark every gap. Be honest.
- 🪛D-4 9:00 AMDrill the top 3 gaps. Focused reps. Just three.
- 🧊D-4 2:00 PMSecond cold test. Same scope. Same conditions.
- 🪛D-3 9:00 AMDrill remaining gaps. Same focused reps.
- 🧊D-3 2:00 PMThird cold test. Track which gaps closed.
- 🧠D-2 9:00 AMFree-recall the whole scope from memory. Map it.
- 🪛D-2 2:00 PMFinal drill on the last stubborn gaps.
- 🧊D-1 9:00 AMFinal cold test. Full scope. Exam conditions.
- 🎯D-1 7:00 PMConfidence-graded call: 'ready' or 'not ready'. Honest.
- 🪶D-Day 7:00 AMLight warm-up recall. No new material. Rest.