How Mental Stint works

1. Find out where you are

   People don't know what they know. A short test beats a guess.

   In Mental Stint: Ten-second checks place you. Nobody asks you to rate your level.

2. Do the 20% that matters first

   Every subject has a small core that does most of the work.

   In Mental Stint: The plan maps the subject and the first units are that core.

3. Test yourself, don't reread

   Recalling something makes it stick; rereading only makes it familiar.

   In Mental Stint: Every session is recall. You answer before you see.

4. Space it out

   Memory holds longest when you return just as you're about to forget.

   In Mental Stint: The scheduler brings each card back at the moment that does the most.

5. Drill the weakest point, then adjust

   Progress comes from working on what you can't do yet, and changing the plan when the numbers say so.

   In Mental Stint: 'How to improve' reads your record; the dates move when you do.

You do the session. Mental Stint does the how.