Minutes 0–10: retrieve yesterday's weak point
Start without notes. Recreate a diagram, answer a short question or explain a previously missed step. Check after the attempt and name the remaining gap. If you already answer accurately, move on rather than repeating an easy item just to feel productive.
Minutes 10–35: work on one outcome
Read only the material needed for today's task, then apply it. Keep the source open while learning but close it for the independent attempt. If a prerequisite blocks progress, make that prerequisite the outcome for today; do not add another full task on top.
Minutes 35–45: verify and leave a next action
Use a fresh prompt to check the result, then record whether you succeeded independently. Write the next session's first question and the relevant source location. If you run out of time, save a precise continuation point rather than marking the whole chapter complete.
Worked example
Today's outcome is choosing between two probability rules. The first ten minutes revisit an earlier notation mistake. The middle block compares the rules and attempts two examples. The final ten minutes use a mixed question with no rule label. A wrong choice becomes tomorrow's opening prompt; it does not require restarting the entire topic.
Before you finish
- Today's outcome can be checked in one session.
- The session contains an independent attempt.
- Tomorrow has a concrete opening task.