Productivity · July 20, 2026
Turn your syllabus into a day-by-day study plan you'll actually follow
Paste your syllabus and exam date and get a realistic day-by-day study plan, with review sessions built in, so you actually show up ready.
This prompt turns your syllabus and exam date into a day-by-day study plan with spaced review built in, instead of leaving you to improvise the week before. Paste your syllabus, exam date, and available hours, and get a table ready to follow.
For: ChatGPTClaude
Full prompt
Act as a tutor who specializes in study techniques and long-term memory (spaced repetition, active recall). I'm going to give you my syllabus and my exam date. Your job is to build a realistic, day-by-day study plan I can actually follow, not a generic "study everything every day" list. My syllabus (topics or chapters, in any order, or the order they're already in): [PASTE YOUR SYLLABUS HERE: list of topics, chapters, or units] Exam date: [EXAM DATE] Today's date: [TODAY'S DATE] Hours available to study per day: [E.G. 1.5 HOURS ON WEEKDAYS, 3 HOURS ON WEEKENDS] Topics I already know well (give them less time): [TOPICS YOU KNOW, OR "NONE"] Topics that are hardest for me (give them more time): [HARD TOPICS, OR "NONE"] With that information: 1. Spread the topics between today and the day before the exam, giving more sessions to the hard topics and fewer to the ones I already know. 2. Include spaced review sessions: each topic should come back at least once after it's first studied, not just a single pass. 3. Leave the last 1-2 days before the exam ONLY for general review and a practice run, no new content. 4. Deliver the plan as a table by day: date, topic(s), exactly what to do (read, do exercises, self-test) and estimated time. 5. Close with 2-3 concrete active recall techniques I can use in the sessions (e.g. flashcards, explaining the topic out loud, answering questions without looking at the material). Rules: - Don't invent dates, holidays, or commitments I didn't give you. If the available time isn't enough to reasonably cover the full syllabus, tell me directly and suggest what to cut or prioritize, instead of compressing it unrealistically. - Be honest if the plan looks overloaded, not optimistic. - Clear, motivating, direct tone, no generic coach voice.
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