ACTIVE-RECALL5 MIN READ
How hard should recall feel?
Calibrate recall difficulty so practice is challenging enough to strengthen memory without becoming unproductive guessing.
Drew's deck is split between no effort and too much effort. Desirable difficulty means redesigning prompts until retrieval is hard enough to matter and clear enough to repair.
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