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Explain Like I'm Five · by Rohan Mehta · 2026-10-06

My 2-month experiment with learning for absolute beginners

I started this because my busy month felt a little stuck, and learning seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.

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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.