Review a Book Chapter in Ten Minutes
Added 2026-11-02
Recall with the book closed, then check; do not reread.
I need to review a chapter I read (I will give the key points, or describe them first). Give me a ten-minute routine: 1) close the book and spend three minutes writing what I remember; 2) four minutes checking against the text to find what I forgot or got wrong; 3) two minutes turning the gaps into three questions; 4) one minute answering them and scoring myself; 5) tell me when this chapter should be reviewed next and why. Do not tell me to reread it.
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How to use
复习的效果来自回忆，不来自重读。
Try tweaking it
- Ask for one diagnostic question first to locate where you are stuck.
- Replace "explain it" with "give three progressive exercises; correct me after I answer".
What you should get
- A diagnosis of exactly where you are stuck
- A small set of self-checkable exercises
Common mistakes
- Asking it to explain from scratch, and still not knowing where you went wrong.
- Memorising the explanation as the answer, then failing on any variant.
How to check the output
- It names exactly where you are stuck instead of re-explaining everything.
- Exercises are graded and self-checkable.
Where it works
- Good for: diagnosing where you are stuck, then giving the smallest exercise instead of a lecture.
- Watch out: ask it to flag uncertainty rather than memorising a confident but wrong explanation.