1 · Map
Place the topic. See where it lives, what feeds it, what it feeds.
★ the five moves
Each is a different kind of work.
None of these replace the others. Doing one is fine; doing all five over time is when ideas start to stick.
2 · Study
Short ordered pages. One idea each. No overload.
3 · Lab
Manipulate a working model. Make it react. Find the limits.
4 · Retrieve
Pull it back from memory. Flashcards, quiz, critical prompt.
5 · Bridge
Follow one edge. Same pattern, new domain. That is transfer.
⌁ touch the algorithm
Spaced repetition, working.
Rate a card — see how the next review date moves. This is the same idea running underneath the review page.
Sample card
What does the second law of thermodynamics say about closed systems?
Entropy of an isolated system does not decrease — disorder tends to grow over time.
How well did you recall it?
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Your review curve
The taller the bar, the longer the gap before the next review. Good ratings stretch it; “again” resets it.
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✦ why these moves
The short version of the research.
retrieval
Testing yourself beats rereading.
Pulling information back is what builds the durable trace — reading the same page twice mostly builds familiarity.
spacing
Gaps make memory last.
Reviewing right before forgetting is more efficient than reviewing while it’s still fresh. That’s why the demo above grows the interval.
interleaving
Mix neighbouring topics.
Switching between related ideas forces discrimination, which makes each one cleaner. The bridge step is for this.
active
Manipulating > watching.
Sliding a parameter and watching a model break teaches the limits of the model. Every topic gets a lab for this reason.
structure
Sequences beat dumps.
Short, ordered pages keep cognitive load low. Each lesson page introduces one move, not five.
transfer
Same structure, new domain.
Entropy in thermo and entropy in information are the same shape. Bridge topics make that explicit instead of leaving it to luck.
Honest note. No app fixes attention, time, or sleep for you. corscientia just makes the strongest habits — sequence, retrieval, manipulation, spacing, transfer — the path of least resistance.