NOW → JULY 27
The Plan
Now to July 27, one short rep a day. The finish line is close enough to see — you just have to keep walking toward it.
Phase 1 — Unit 4 Sprint first win
The Sprint
~now → June 26 · paired with your live sessions (start June 18)
Each day: the 30–40 min routine plus a few lines added to the Unit 4 page of your cheat sheet. Same shape every day — you don't decide what to do, you just start.
Focus topics: conic sections hard hill, partial fractions, set theory, permutations & combinations, binomial coefficients. Block-learn one, then run "name the type" drills on it.
Day before the retake: rewrite cheat-sheet Page 2 from scratch. That rewrite is your review — if you can rebuild it from memory, you know it.
~June 26–27: take the Unit 4 retake. You only need 50%. We're not relearning the unit — we're catching the one slip that cost you last time.
Phase 2 — Final Build
The Real Campaign
June 27 → July 27 · cumulative, needs 70%
Stagger new topics: add one every few days so nothing piles up. Slow and steady beats a cram that doesn't survive the week.
Re-test the old ones: revisit each topic at ~1 day, ~1 week, and ~2 weeks out. Spacing them is what makes them last to the final.
Once a week — mixed bag: 8–10 problems from across all topics, unlabeled, so you practice picking the right tool. That's the real final's hardest move.
July 13–18: Michael away self-study — run the routine solo on the pre-loaded sets. Emergency check-in is there if you need it.
~5 days before: a rehearsal rewrite of the whole sheet, front to back. Stretch goal: sit the final July 11–12. Hard deadline: July 27.
Make It Automatic
The plan only works if it runs without a decision. Anchor each rep to something that already happens.
Your start cue ›
"After I walk Watson, I open today's card first — before anything else on my phone."
Back-up cue: "after my first coffee." Tie it to something that already happens every single day, so the start isn't a choice you have to make.
The minimum day ›
Only five minutes? Do 3 Quizlet cards — and that counts as a full day. A short day keeps the chain alive, and travel days are minimum days by default. Showing up beats showing up perfectly.
Phone discipline ›
When you pick up your phone to practice, turn on Focus/Do-Not-Disturb and open Quizlet first — before the feeds get you. Same spot every time (kitchen table, not bed) so the place itself becomes the cue.
Never miss twice ›
Missing a day is normal — life happens. The one rule is never miss twice in a row. No catching up, no doubling tomorrow; tomorrow's only job is the 5-minute minimum. The streak restarts at 1, and that's completely fine.