Converts a syllabus or topic list into an evidence-based study plan - material atomized into testable units, a spaced-repetition flashcard schedule with expanding intervals, active recall and Feynman-technique prompts instead of rereading, interleaved weekly sessions, and a practice-testing cadence with an error log. Use when someone says "help me study for this exam", "build me a study schedule", "I keep rereading and forgetting everything", or wants to learn a curriculum efficiently. Do NOT use for acquiring a spoken language specifically - use language-learning instead - or for building everyday habits - use habit-builder instead.
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name: Study System
description: Converts a syllabus or topic list into an evidence-based study plan - material atomized into testable units, a spaced-repetition flashcard schedule with expanding intervals, active recall and Feynman-technique prompts instead of rereading, interleaved weekly sessions, and a practice-testing cadence with an error log. Use when someone says "help me study for this exam", "build me a study schedule", "I keep rereading and forgetting everything", or wants to learn a curriculum efficiently. Do NOT use for acquiring a spoken language specifically - use language-learning instead - or for building everyday habits - use habit-builder instead.
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# 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.
## 4. Spaced repetition… install to load the full skill