The method
A 2,400-year-old paradox, turned into a study plan.
Zeno of Elea argued that a runner can never finish a race: first they must cover half the distance, then half of what remains, then half of that, without end. As physics it is wrong. As a way to prepare for an exam it works well, because an exam never asks you to reach the end. It asks you to get close enough.
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The arithmetic
If each focused session closes half of what is left, this is the ideal curve. Real progress is bumpier, and the shape still holds.
- Start
- 100%
- Session 1
- 50%
- Session 2
- 25%
- Session 3
- 12.5%
- Session 4
- 6.3%
- Session 5
- 3.1%
Bars show the gap remaining after each session.
RULE 1
Measure before you study
A diagnostic set samples every domain on the exam blueprint. The result is a map of your gap, split by domain, instead of a single score that hides where the marks go.
RULE 2
Study the weaker half
Each session is drawn from the half of the remaining gap where you are least reliable. Material you answer correctly and quickly drops out of rotation.
RULE 3
Misses come back
A wrong answer is not a failure, it is the next item on the list. It returns later in the session, and again in a later one, until you get it right twice in a row.
RULE 4
Always read the why
Every question carries an explanation and the wrong options are explained too. Recognising why a distractor is wrong is what transfers to unseen exam questions.
RULE 5
Rehearse the real thing
When the gap is small, switch to timed mock exams. Pacing and nerves are their own domain and they need practice like any other.
See it in two minutes
Six Terraform questions. Watch the square fill.