Study System

Use this skill to convert a syllabus or topic list into an evidence-based study plan.

1. Clarify the target

Ask:

• What is being learned and by when (exam, project, fluency level)?
• How will success be tested (recall, application, performance)?
• Hours per week available?

2. Break the material into atoms

Decompose the curriculum into small, testable units (concepts, formulas, vocabulary, procedures). Each atom should be answerable in one question.

3. Active recall over rereading

Replace passive rereading and highlighting with retrieval:

• After reading a section, close the material and write/say what you remember.
• Turn notes into questions, not summaries.
• Use the Feynman technique: explain the concept in plain language as if teaching a beginner; gaps reveal what to restudy.