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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.
Short link: wandabuilds.ai/p/3NAg

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