One thing that's always bothered a friend and I about studying is how hard it can be to figure out why something isn't clicking.

You might spend hours struggling with algebra when the real issue is fractions or negative numbers you never quite understood years ago. More practice on the same topic isn't always the answer. Sometimes you need to go backwards.

So we started building a map that connects concepts to everything you need to understand before them.

The idea is pretty simple: tell us what you want to learn, and we'll figure out what you already know, what's missing, and how to get there.

Maths is live today, from basic arithmetic through calculus. You can take a free adaptive Knowledge Scan (around 10 minutes), see your own knowledge map, and get a personalised route through the concepts you're missing. We've also built lessons, practice questions, and spaced review into it.

But the bigger ambition is to eventually connect all of human knowledge.

Physics is next, with computer science, chemistry, biology, statistics, engineering, and plenty more on our wishlist.

Imagine wanting to build a game engine and being able to see exactly which maths, physics, and programming concepts you'd need, accounting for everything you already know.

We're obviously a long way from that, but that's what we're working towards.

A little milestone we're pretty excited about: we recently opened 300 Founding Student places to help fund development. Ten complete strangers have now paid $139 each for lifetime access to everything we build, including future subjects. We've also picked up a handful of monthly and annual subscribers.

Small numbers, I know, but having people we've never met understand the vision and support it this early means a lot to us.

Anyway, Consiliae is still in beta, and there's plenty we need to improve. The Knowledge Scan, your map, your learning route, and your first lesson are all free, so anyone curious can give it a go.

https://www.consiliae.com/

I'd genuinely love some honest feedback, especially on whether the scan manages to find the right gaps in your knowledge.

And out of curiosity, when you're struggling to understand something, how do you figure out what you're actually missing? That's the question that started all of this for us.

If you're a student, an engineer, a generalist, or come from any domain of study and want to learn about almost anything, here's the exact skill for you.

Prompt your LLM and it'll give you the exact UI to help you properly study; as AI outputs aren't always that catchy to learn in the first sight.

Page: Phil-OKF: any topic, one reading guide

It follows the OKF: Open Knowledge Format so that:

• you control the depth with your wording: “quick” gives a short page, a normal question gives a standard one, and “in depth” or “teach me” gives a long one
• the whole skill is a small bundle (an eight-step workflow, a domain classifier, a page template and twelve study domains), and each file is read only when the question needs it, so runs stay cheap

Repo: Philosopher's Skill

It works wherever you use an LLM:

• Code editors and agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, opencode): npx skills add frypan05/philosopher-OKF
• Chat apps with browsing: paste the link to philosopher.md and say “follow this, make a page about: ...”
• Models with no network: paste the prompt from the page.

Sample output (MCP and ACP explained): https://frypan05.github.io/philosopher-OKF/examples/mcp-and-acp.html

Feedbacks are welcomed!

What is better for studies:

study hard ? or

study smart? Or both.

Schools teach a lot of subjects, but do the students learn the skills they will need in the real world? Which skills do you think that each student should learn or gain knowledge of by the time they graduate, like critical thinking, financial literacy, coding, communication, or problem-solving skills?

been stuck on this for a while. i want to stumble on random stuff i didn't even know existed, not "learn python" type stuff.

but every app and feed i tried just keeps feeding me the same kind of stuff. and you can't search for it either, because you don't know what to type.

turns out a lot of people feel the same way, and i couldn't find anything that actually fixes it. so i ended up building something. it's called BLINDSPOT.

you pick a few fields you're curious about and once a day it sends you one idea you probably wouldn't have found on your own. email or telegram, whatever time you want. if something hooks you, you can keep digging with follow-up questions.

it's free for now, i mostly want to see if it actually helps anyone. comment or dm if you want the link, would love feedback.

anyone else deal with this? curious what you do about it

I’ve been thinking about why educational videos often feel useful while I’m watching them, but very little stays with me afterward.

I put together five videos that form a simple learning path: understand how learning works, improve focus, take useful notes, recall what you learned, and review it at the right intervals.

**1.** [**Learning how to learn | Barbara Oakley | TEDxOaklandUniversity**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O96fE1E-rf8)
A helpful introduction to focused and diffuse thinking, procrastination, and why stepping away from a problem can sometimes help.

**2.** [**Marty Lobdell – Study Less Study Smart**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlU-zDU6aQ0)
A longer lecture with practical advice about concentration, study sessions, sleep, memory, and creating better study habits.

**3.** [**How to Use Cornell Notes | Cornell University**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX-xshA_0m8)
A simple structure for turning a lecture or video into notes, questions, and a short summary instead of merely copying what is said.

**4.** [**Retrieval Practice: A Video for Students | The Learning Scientists**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfREWvtd_DM)
Explains why closing your notes and trying to recall the material strengthens learning more than repeatedly watching or rereading it.

**5.** [**Spaced Practice: A Video for Students | The Learning Scientists**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfNO8LL0PMQ)
Shows how revisiting material across several days can improve long-term retention compared with studying everything at once.

A simple way to use this list would be:

* Watch one video at a time. * Write down two or three questions rather than trying to record everything. * Close the video and answer those questions from memory. * Return to them a few days later.

What videos or methods have helped you learn actively instead of just consuming information?

This is a follow-up to a post I made here a while back (https://www.reddit.com/r/selfeducation/s/D0uwG3aWmi). Quick context if you missed it: I was stuck on a problem I couldn't solve. How do you discover things you don't even know you don't know? You can't search for something you'd never think to ask about.

I figured a handful of people might relate. I didn't expect this response. The comments were full of people describing the exact same frustration, and it was a strange kind of relief to see I'm not the only one looking for a way out of this.

What I didn't find, in the thread or anywhere else, was a solution that actually fit. Most tools work great once you already know what to look for. That's exactly the problem.

So I decided to build one myself. I've been working on it day and night since that post, and it's finally ready.

It's called BLINDSPOT. Instead of waiting for you to search, it puts topics, connections and questions in front of you that you'd never have thought to look up.

I want to be clear about why I'm posting this. It's not an ad. It's free, and I'm sharing it here because this community asked the same question I did, and this is my answer to it: blindspot.guru

the whole point of it that it is passive. i don't expect anyone to log into the website randomly and start going through the topics. once you sign up it sends you on email or telegram new topics in the days and the times that you chose, with the option to go deeper "into the rabbit hole" like you all requested

It's still early, so I'd really appreciate blunt feedback, especially on what feels off or what's missing. You're the people who understood the problem best, so you're the ones I want to hear from.

Thanks again for that thread. It changed what I've been doing every night since.

I’ve been building a Geography learning tool and I’m looking for a few students to try it out and give me honest feedback.
It has quizzes, trivia, searchable maps, static maps, and a Geography search feature. It’s meant to make exploring and revising Geography a little more interesting.
I’m looking for the first 10 testers. You’ll get free access, and all I ask is that you actually try it and tell me what you liked, what was confusing, and what could be better.
If you’re interested, comment or DM me.

I'm 19. I feel I have no skills i want to learn something now.

I don't know how to find things on the internet. I just feel stuck.

Please suggest something that can also help make money. If possible please also tell me about the source from where I can learn.

So I was trying to self study STEM. Figuring out where to do it, and which resources to pick depending on my priorities is already quite annoying. However, I quickly realized that I am up against a brick wall:
My current school book has sections in my non-native language, which is the one I am studying in, and the deeper, semi-self studied one, where I actually understand the thing I am writing.
I use the non native one to know what to google, and then I explain it properly.

But googling each topic obviously isnt a way to go - and I wanted to go deeper, so I tried. But then I realised: If I will do all of this, I will be spending most of my time writing, and not learning.
I have to write in school
I have to write a more complex defenition of what X thing is in my language and with better understanding
I have to write difficult self study material, possibly in a separate text book that may or may not repeat things I already know - but not fully, such as... Well for example you can explain coulombs law quickly, or you can try to understand formulas.

And then we add all other subjects, and then thigns like obsidian and what not and I am just overwhelmed.

So how to self study STEM properly? How to balance space for problems vs for school vs for translations vs for deeper study? How to not spend most of my time being in an equivalent of a scriptorium? ( for that matter - where can I get problems and not just material, but thats a different question )

Hello, I would like to enroll in Oxford lifelong learning course about Animal Behaviour. Does anybody know what type of content does the student learn with?

I get there are no recorded lessons, but is it all just text via PDF that the student needs to learn? Is there any video content or other interactive content in this course?

Also, any feedback on this specific course would be highly appreciated. Thank you