Busy weeks punish fragile plans. The students who rebound fastest tend to protect two small anchors: a short check-in on what actually happened in practice, and a pre-written “minimum viable day” that keeps touch with every section.
A minimum viable day might be ten minutes of RC paragraph mapping, five flaw stems untimed, and three games rulesheets—small enough to survive a late meeting. It is not glamorous; it preserves identity as someone who still touches the test.
When a big week hits, shrink intensity before you shrink contact. Missing a long block hurts less than disappearing for ten days and re-entering cold.
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