Current Level: 5/10
Final Level: 7/10
Competency: CC (low)
Final Level Metrics
- SIR sessions scheduled and completed on a consistent cadence (weekly or bi-weekly)
- Material being reviewed is tracked — clear record of what has been retrieved and when
- Review sessions produce actual retrieval effort, not passive re-reading
- Next session is always scheduled before the current one ends
What This Skill Is
SIR (Spaced Interleaved Retrieval) is a retrieval practice method that distributes recall attempts across time (spaced) and across multiple topics within a session (interleaved). The goal is to force the brain to reconstruct rather than simply recognise.
At CC (low), the concept is understood and sessions have been attempted. The gap is in maintenance: sessions are run occasionally rather than on a reliable schedule, and there is no system for tracking what material has been covered and when it is due for review.
How to Develop This Skill
- Set up a simple tracking system: what material, when last reviewed, when next due
- Keep early sessions short — 15 to 20 minutes is enough to establish the habit
- Interleave at least two distinct topics per session from the start
- Schedule the next SIR session before ending the current one
- Log sessions in a Kolbs entry to maintain the chain and track marginal gains
Notes
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