Tinst... sounds good might try it on my next student.
If I can just chuck in some of my own 2p's.
A lot of IFR flying is very repetative and most peoples problems are concerned with an initial lack of mental capacity. To
Fly reasonably accurately
Run Checks & tasks
Fly procedurally - thats to say the tracking/height profile combination.
A lot of this can be taken care of with the 7 dwarfs!!!!
That is to say at 11pm on a Friday Evening after having sunk 7 pints and somebody asks you to name them all you immediately without any delay say"happygrumpysleepysneezydopeybashfuldoc".
The ability to recall repetative info and respond to it is a key to good IFR flying, it frees up capacity to fly the airplane.
Learn the checks/repetative tasks and dont forget to ask for ice!!
Hour 9 sounds about right for it starting to make some sense
happy flying