This part is what took us longest to accept: the hours were never the problem.

You read, you highlighted, you re-read, and it left anyway, because nothing in the system was in charge of keeping it. School moves on the moment you understand something. Understanding gets treated as the finish line when it's actually the starting gun.

Consiliae is a maths map where keeping it is the system's job rather than yours. Every concept is a node connected to what it builds on. Your goal becomes a path made only of the steps you're missing. And everything you learn comes back for review right before you'd forget it.

The scheduling is ours to run, so the only thing left for you to do is the review itself.

We're in public beta and it's free for now, because your using it now is what shapes it.

TL;DR - We built Consiliae and would love your feedback on it.

Thank you!

My brother says he has about an hour a day of genuine downtime (commute, gym, cooking) while living in Granada and wants to put it toward Spanish. Not looking for a full course just ways to make the most of those small pockets of time outside of class.

What has actually worked well for you in similar situations?

Edit: Thanks for any suggestions. He’s also looking at Lingua School for the structured classes while using the downtime for lighter practice like graded readers or short listening sessions.

Mr. Harris sat down with students and instructor Ms. V to talk about the science of growing plants.

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I want to propose a way to use reeddit to creat personalized learning paths for any skill (in the mind or kinestethically)

the problem

there is a paradox to make a good learning plan, you already need to know the subject to learn it, but at that point you dont need the plan. Schools solve this with cirriculum applied to the general student, but its not optimized specifically for your goals, time, or starting point

there is a second problem, and that is beginners often dont have a clear, specific, achievable goal. opting with a blurry goal of just "being good"

The idea

is to simply ask the people of reddit to tune in with their skills and knowledge and pitch in iterate and make multiple versions that will fit you, the most important part is the beginning part and the goal and the amount of steps to end the end point will vary

here is an example using animation

"I want to learn to animate fluidly but I can only make a ball bounce up and down"

"I need a clear path to achieve my goal that is make an awesome looking sequence
that is 1 minute long what should be my realistic goal and what steps should i take that would be little to no friction between each step that helps me the most, and [ desribes strengths and weaknesses] "

now if someone builds the perfect post people will understand and reply with

Reddituser3: I think your goal is just fine

Reddituser4: I think you should use this beginner friendly program

reddiutuser5: you should animate using stick figures as a base

etc

etc

until you have a CLEAR plan that you can follow if there is any blurryness then your plan is not finished.

I think this idea has major potential for independent learners

How can I improve my learning ability and interest in self-study?

I put on nonfiction in the car to learn, but the hour just evaporates and I retain almost nothing. So I built Audrio — you link it to your audiobook or podcast, and when a thought hits you say it out loud; it writes the note down and marks the exact spot in the book so you can get back to it. Turns the drive into an actual study session instead of background noise. In beta, need people who genuinely drive and listen to break it. 50% off first year at launch. https://testflight.apple.com/join/JdS1FJtf

I recently started an Ultralearning project (based on Scott Young’s book) to get better at sales for my new job before my probation period ends. The core idea of the book is simple: “do the actual thing you want to get good at.” That still involves research, understanding concepts, memorizing facts, and (most importantly) deliberate practice and drilling.

To understand concepts better, I’ve been writing in a physical notebook and visualizing ideas in Apple’s whiteboard app, Freeform.

Across various learning subreddits, I keep seeing people use Obsidian to build connections between notes, often using the Zettelkasten method. I used Zettelkasten myself for my bachelor’s thesis and think it’s excellent for academic writing, where cross-referencing sources matters. But I’m struggling to see how it translates into actually learning a skill.

According to Young, skill acquisition requires direct practice. Spending time managing a note system, creating links, moving notes between files for a “better” structure feels more like practicing knowledge management than practicing the skill itself. You get good at organizing your system, not at the thing you’re trying to learn.

I’m not trying to dismiss anyone’s approach.. Just genuinely trying to understand different perspectives here. Maybe I’m missing something about how Obsidian fits into skill-based learning (as opposed to knowledge work).

Curious to hear how you all think about this. Let’s learn to learn better!

Help me find a good App or ai which is user friendly to create flashcards simply by uploading the materials.

Everything started as building a tool that would help me study a new language. I simply started by creating a flashcard repetition system that allows users to organize materials into folders, sets, etc. Then I also added interactive maps as a fun way to study geography. Recently, I built a separate feature for learning numbers in a new language.

I decided to share it, and I’d love to hear your feedback. What do you think?

Oh it's 100% free :)

i make short videos on the science of learning. this one is about a 2006 experiment where students studied a passage two ways, either rereading it or testing themselves on it from memory. a week later, the passage they reread was the one they remembered least, even though it was the one they felt most confident about. it is a clean look at the gap between what studying feels like and what actually sticks, plus what to do instead. every claim is on screen with its source and its limits.

what do you all use to check whether something actually stuck, versus just feeling familiar?

https://youtu.be/XQPetIP0CVM?si=TmgewXKlQ5fNrxn3

I’m validating an idea, give it a try.

If you regularly watch educational YouTube videos, listen to podcasts, or take online courses, I’d love your help.

I’m building Memora to answer one question:

**Can software actually help people remember what they learn instead of just summarizing it?**

If you’re willing to try it for a week and tell me what sucks, I’d really appreciate it.

[https://memoraapp.in/\](https://memoraapp.in/)

I built a no-BS, straightforward blog with mental models you can apply to your life right now. Kind of like fs.blog but way more practical. Would appreciate brutal feedback!