Explain Like I'm Five · by Rohan Mehta · 2026-10-06
My 2-month experiment with learning for absolute beginners
30 sparks · 10 comments
Explain Like I'm Five · by Rohan Mehta · 2026-10-06
30 sparks · 10 comments
Midnight Otter · 3 likes
You explained the tradeoff really clearly. People underestimate how much sleep changes the answer.
Aoi Ito · 2 likes
I like the idea, but the setup probably matters a lot. I would write it down before changing anything else. This is kinder advice than most of the internet manages.
Faisal Al Saud · 2 likes
I wish more posts had this much context. My friend tried it in Seoul and had the opposite result.
Camila Rocha · 5 likes
I like this more than the top-level advice.
Irene López · 1 likes
Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.
Rohan Mehta · 1 likes
This. Exactly this.
Oliver Smith · 2 likes
This feels a little overrated to me, even if the intention is good. I learned that one the expensive way.
Diego García · 1 likes
Can you share what you tried before this? The Melbourne example makes it feel concrete.
Urban Fern · 1 likes
Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 6 months. My friend tried it in Cape Town and had the opposite result.
Ananya Rao · 0 likes
What happened after the first week? I am curious whether experiment stayed easy. The Cape Town example makes it feel concrete.