Active Recall

How this timer works

A calm voice reads each step's cue as it begins; every cue is written out below. There is no ticking. A soft gong sounds every 15 minutes inside a long focus block, so you can keep time without looking. A chime marks each change of step. It closes with “Session complete.”

1. Learn

   Twenty minutes with the material. Read for the idea, not for the page count, and underline less than you want to.

   20:0020 minFOCUS

2. Recall

   Books closed. Five minutes to write down everything you remember, in your own words.

   5:005 minFOCUS

3. Check

   Open it up and compare. Whatever you missed is exactly what to start with next time.

   5:005 minFOCUS

4. Break

   Five minutes off. Stand up and let it settle before the next pass.

   5:005 minBREAK

5. Second pass

   Second pass. Either new material, or the parts you could not bring back.

   20:0020 minFOCUS

6. Recall

   Books closed again. Same five minutes, everything you can bring back.

   5:005 minFOCUS

7. Check

   Compare one last time. Mark the gaps and finish there.

   5:005 minFOCUS