The Best Study Session Ends With a Next Step

Before closing your book or laptop, write one sentence: what you'll do next time. It can be as simple as "start chapter 7" or "re-do problem 4 without looking at the solution." This tiny act eliminates the "where was I?" problem that kills momentum when you return to study days later.

Hemingway used to stop writing mid-sentence so he'd know exactly where to pick up. The same principle works for learning. When your next session starts with a clear action instead of ten minutes of fumbling through notes, you protect the most fragile resource in learning: continuity.