The 7-day study schedule
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Tell it your deadline, daily hours, weak topics and when your brain works best — it builds a day-by-day plan that puts hard material in your high-energy slots, schedules the practice exam days before the deadline, and keeps the last day review-only.
Shared by Gencay (LearnAIWithMe) — credit where it's due.
--- MY CONTEXT (fill this in) --- What I'm preparing for: [e.g., "Thermodynamics final exam", "thesis defense"] Exam or deadline date: [e.g., "April 28", "in 10 days"] Days I have: [e.g., "7 days"] Hours I can study per day: [e.g., "2 hours on weekdays, 4 hours on weekends"] My weakest topics: [list them] My strongest topics (review lightly, don't waste time): [list them] Energy pattern: [e.g., "I focus best in the morning", "I'm a night owl"] --- BUILD THE SCHEDULE --- Structure the plan day by day. For each day: 1. Date and time block (match my available hours above). 2. Topic for that session — pull from my weakest topics first, then from sources I've underutilized. 3. Specific action — which section to review, which flashcards to practice. 4. Expected outcome — what I should be able to do by the end of that session. Rules: - Put the hardest topics in my highest-energy slots. - Schedule a practice exam 2-3 days before the deadline, not the day before. - Schedule a teach-back session the day before the deadline. - Build in one rest block every 3 days. Burnout kills retention. - The last day before the deadline is review only, not new material. End with a one-paragraph summary of what I will be able to do after completing the schedule.
How to use it
- 1Open your notebook at notebooklm.google.com.
- 2Replace the [bracketed] parts with your specifics.
- 3Paste the prompt into the chat box and send it.
Square brackets mark the parts you replace with your own topic or question.
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