Every time Reb(?) Eli Stefansky starts a new Maechta, he raises the following taanos people have against Daf Yomi, refutes them, then gives his own maalos of doing "The Daf."

I am going to use these Pros and Cons and apply them to why someone doing Perek Echod should switch to Shlosha Perokim.

Note: This only applies to those over the age of 16. (Arbitrary number be we can fight that out in the comments section.)

Daf Yomi Negatives:

• Too fast

• Can't retain what I learned

• Should be learning Iyun

• I fall behind

Positives:

• Not about the Daf it's about the Yomi

• New habit

• MDY is Family

Now let's do the same for 3 Chapters, and why they're false.

Too fast:

In Rambam, another argument is that not only is it too fast - it's too long. It might be long, but when that is a Chossids reason for not doing the highest level of Rambam study, it can only be coming from the Yetzer Hara. You might be factually correct, but who said that has to stop you?

Can't Retain:

Someone who does Perek Echod, how much does he retain by the time he's starting again. Even if you can't remember all of it, by the time next year comes around, you'll actually be surprised at the random things that you do remember. I used the Mifal Rambam for many years and there are certain pictures which always jog my memory of the Halachos it applies to. (The shul setup, milah knife, etc.) Just because you aren't remembering it, doesn't mean you aren't learning. How much of what you learned in Yeshiva do you remember even though you got 100 on the test?

Should be learning Iyun:

In other words: "If I learn Perek Echod I'll be learning it better." This may apply when learning Rambam for the first time in Shiur Aleph or Beis Mesivta, but at this point in your life, how much better will you be learning it? It's just another way of your Yetzer Hara saying that it's too long.

I fall behind:

Interestingly enough, Reb Eli holds that if you fall behind, you shouldn't make up old dafim. First learn today's because you need to be learning what everyone else is learning. The Rebbe on the other hand says that one needs to learn Rambam in order (as the Rambam writes in the introduction). Speak to your Mashpia about this because I think there's good reasoning for both. Just because fall behind on some days, should not cancel all the other days you could actually do it.

Positives:

The advantages don’t need to be spelled out. The Rebbe spoke about the Maalos of learning Rambam: In the learning aspect, the beneficial aspect, and the Achdus aspect. Daf Yomi is certainly valuable, but Rambam stands alone as the only daily limud of halachah that systematically encompasses kol haTorah kulah.

“Building good habits” or “being part of the Rambam community” may be nice side benefits, but they are secondary. When one commits to the optimal Rambam track and invests a bit more effort, one is aligning with what the Rebbe truly wanted.