For the one who studies · 3/6

Mastering topics: almost, review and streak

What mastering a topic means, why the map distinguishes “almost” from “mastered”, how forgetting works and what counts for the streak.

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Your progress isn't measured in hours or points: it's measured in topics that are yours. Each subject is split into topics, and each topic has a mastery level that rises with your right answers and drops if a long time passes without seeing it.

Mastery by topic on the Progress page, with subjects, mastered, almost and to review
Mastery by topic: per subject, how many mastered, how many almost and how many are due for review.

Mastered and “almost”

A topic is yours when you get it right four times in a row, first try and fast. That's demanding on purpose: mastering isn't guessing. That's why “almost” exists: topics with two or three right in a row, one or two answers away from being yours. Review challenges go for them first.

My topics section on Home: per subject, each topic with its mastery bar and an Almost mastered or On the way label, and the next round already picked
My topics on Home: each topic with its bar; “Almost mastered” marks the ones that are close, and the next 3-question round picks itself.

Forgetting is normal

A mastered topic you don't see for weeks loses mastery little by little. When it's due, it shows up under “to review”. Reviewing on time costs one short challenge; reviewing late costs learning it again.

Streak and weekly summary

The streak counts consecutive days with study: a session or a challenge. It has freezes so one bad day doesn't break it. In Progress you see the week's summary: total time (sessions and challenges), sessions, challenges and average.

Progress page with the mastered-topics headline, the weekly summary and the minutes-per-day chart
Progress: your topics and the almost ones in the headline, the week in numbers, and minutes per day.

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