Hey PH! I'm excited to be launching the 'Month to Master' app today. Here's the story...
Eight months ago, on November 1, 2016, I challenged myself to learn one expert-level skill every month for a year.
Since then, I’ve become a grandmaster of memory, learned to draw realistic portraits, solved a Rubik’s Cube in 17 seconds, landed a standing backflip, played a five-minute improvisational blues guitar solo, held a 30-minute conversation in a foreign language, and built a self-driving car.
I've personally found these monthly challenges energizing, fulfilling, and joyful, and I hope to share these kinds of experiences with you through the app.
The app features an artificially intelligent coach, who guides you through your entire monthly learning pursuit via friendly, informed conversation within the app.
You can read more about the app and my project here: https://medium.com/@maxdeutsch/i...
I'd love to hear your feedback on the app, as well as what you would most want from an "AI learning coach". Thanks!
Ah, I really wanted to give it a try!
Unfortunately, it is not available for iPad nor Android ye :/
However, will keep it in mind when you decide to publish it on other platforms as well!
So far thx for sharing with the PH community!
@markus_schuette yup haha working most of the time with my iPad Pro for digital work (graphic design,journaling and planning)
My bag were never that light 😄 .
However I agree with you most ppl just use it for media consumption (me included)
@_maxdeutsch very nice. I just listened to Matt Cutts on Ted Radio Hour. He allows himself the opportunity to explore new things in depth for 30 days. He thinks of something he always wanted to do in his life. Then he does it. It was an invite to do things he never dreamed of. I listened to the podcast thinking, it would be nice if you had someone to encourage you along the way. Thanks for providing a solution. I will have to check it out.
Max, I've been totally hoping someone would eventually develop an app like this. I've read books such as Daniel Coyne's "The Talent Code," and his follow-up, "The Little Book of Talent. Most recently, I've read Andre Agassi's "Open." Andre's Dad was his Coach. My main focus outside focusing on my businesses? Learning to play the piano. I started about 4 1/2 years ago. I don't read music. I memorize everything. I KNOW I don't practice enough and I hope this app will kick my butt more into gear.
So, I've got a question here: Is your app able to motivate on more than area? For example, if I want to learn a specific song on the piano along with something else such as doing 20 consecutive pull-ups?
Btw. I just donated.
@hrv50 Hey Tracy! Thanks for the thoughtful message and for donating! It's really appreciated.
Right now, the app only supports one "learning challenge" at a time. As someone who likes to try a lot of different things at once, this constraint isn't always easy for me, but it's really important. It's hard to make the appropriate tradeoff decisions when you have multiple simultaneous measures of success.
I've found that having one 'primary focus' is almost always the way to go.
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@_maxdeutsch I kinda figured that was the case when I look at your own track record of monthly exploits. I can well see that having multiple obsessions will dilute your focus. Thx!
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Sounds great @_maxdeutsch! Haven't tested it yet. Are you planning to launch it for Android though?
Hey PH! I'm excited to be launching the 'Month to Master' app today. Here's the story...
Eight months ago, on November 1, 2016, I challenged myself to learn one expert-level skill every month for a year.
Since then, I’ve become a grandmaster of memory, learned to draw realistic portraits, solved a Rubik’s Cube in 17 seconds, landed a standing backflip, played a five-minute improvisational blues guitar solo, held a 30-minute conversation in a foreign language, and built a self-driving car.
I've personally found these monthly challenges energizing, fulfilling, and joyful, and I hope to share these kinds of experiences with you through the app.
The app features an artificially intelligent coach, who guides you through your entire monthly learning pursuit via friendly, informed conversation within the app.
You can read more about the app and my project here: https://medium.com/@maxdeutsch/i...
I'd love to hear your feedback on the app, as well as what you would most want from an "AI learning coach". Thanks!
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