# Learn anything in 30 minutes a day

URL: https://gocutline.com/playbooks/learn-anything-30-min/

Learn anything in 30 minutes a day: Small daily blocks beat long weekend sessions. 1) Pick one course, one book or one app and stay with it for a month. 2) Every block: 5 minutes of yesterday from memory, 20 minutes of new material, 5 minutes writing down what you learned. 3) Use it the same day: say it, write it or build something small with it.

## The steps
1. Pick one course, one book or one app and stay with it for a month.
2. Every block: 5 minutes of yesterday from memory, 20 minutes of new material, 5 minutes writing down what you learned.
3. Use it the same day: say it, write it or build something small with it.
4. Test yourself before you look the answer up. Trying to remember is what makes it stick.
5. Once a week, 30 minutes on everything from the week, without notes.

## Your first move in Cutline
Plan it in a sentence: "learn spanish daily 7:30 30min".

## Ask an AI
Tap the box to copy the prompt. Put the answer in the block's notes.

```prompt
I want to learn [skill or language], starting from [level], with 30 minutes a day. Make me a 4-week plan with one focus per week, what to do in each 30-minute block, how to test myself every Sunday, and free resources to use.
```

## Make it a block
[Add it to your week in Cutline](https://app.gocutline.com/?lib=playbooks/learn-anything-30-min): the steps go into the block, so the next one is always written down.

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