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Learning guides for adults
Plain-English guides to learning new skills as an adult. We don't sell courses, and no school or platform pays us.
Getting started
Skill, goal, time and resources.
- Choose a skill to learn
Curious, useful or both.
- Set a learning goal
Specific and doable.
- Find time to learn
Short and regular beats long and rare.
- Free places to learn
You may not need to pay at all.
Learning that sticks
Review, recall, practice and notes.
- Spaced repetition
Review just before you forget.
- Active recall
Test yourself instead of rereading.
- Deliberate practice
Practice the hard parts.
- Take notes that help
Your own words, then test.
Staying on track
Procrastination, plateaus and progress.
- Beat procrastination
Make starting tiny.
- Getting past a plateau
Progress isn't a straight line.
- Learn with others
Company and accountability.
- Track your progress
See how far you've come.
Going further
Courses, credentials and teaching.
- Choose online courses wisely
Check before you pay.
- Certificates and credentials
What they're worth.
- Teach it to learn it
Explaining shows what you know.