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Notes on learning calmly.
TL;DR, Honest, hands-on comparisons of learning apps, practical habit methods for replacing the scroll, and plain-language learning science. No hype, and we say when an app in a ranking is ours.
Cập nhật lần cuối: tháng 8 năm 2026
Duolingo vs Deepstash: Which Learning App Fits You in 2026?
These two apps are not really competitors, which is the first useful thing to say about them. Duolingo is a drilling machine: short exercises, immediate correction, a streak that punishes absence, aimed mainly at languages with side courses in maths and music. Deepstash is a reading surface: short idea cards pulled from books and articles, saved into collections you curate yourself. Duolingo builds a skill you can perform. Deepstash builds a library you can browse. If you want measurable progress at one thing, pick Duolingo. If you want a steady drip of ideas across many subjects, Deepstash suits you better, as long as you accept that recognising an idea is not the same as retaining it. Disclosure: MindSnap is our app, and it sits in a third category described near the end.
Apps & Comparisons Reviewer
23 thg 9, 2026 · 9 min read
Loss Aversion Explained: Why Losses Hurt Twice as Much as Wins
Loss aversion explained: the prospect theory finding that losses feel steeper than equivalent gains, the endowment effect, how marketers use it, and how to use it on yourself.
Marisol Vega · Psychology & Habits Writer
What Was the Hundred Years' War? A 116-Year Conflict Explained
The Hundred Years' War explained: why a dynastic claim to the French crown produced 116 years of intermittent fighting, the longbow battles, Joan of Arc, and how it ended in 1453.
James Ashworth · Arts & History Editor
What Is a Sphere of Influence? The Concept That Quietly Shapes Maps
A sphere of influence explained: how formal and informal influence works, the economic and military levers behind it, historical examples, and why the term itself is contested.
Ingrid Larsen · Learning Science Writer
Duolingo vs Lumosity: Which App Actually Teaches You Something?
A tester's comparison of Duolingo's streak-driven language lessons and Lumosity's cognitive games: what each trains, how a session feels, and what the evidence supports.
Daniel Cho · Apps & Comparisons Reviewer
The Anchoring Effect: Why the First Number You See Wins
Anchoring explained: how a first number quietly sets your estimate, why even experts fall for it, and the practical moves that loosen its grip on prices and negotiations.
Marisol Vega · Psychology & Habits Writer
The Two Sigma Problem: Why Tutoring Works So Well
Bloom's two sigma finding explained in plain language: what two standard deviations means, why one-to-one tutoring works, the replication caveats, and what solo learners can borrow.
Ingrid Larsen · Learning Science Writer
What Was the Ottoman Empire?
From an Anatolian frontier principality to a six-century empire straddling three continents: how the Ottoman state rose, governed, controlled trade and left its mark on the map.
James Ashworth · Arts & History Editor
Best Science Learning Apps in 2026: What Actually Works
A tester's roundup of apps for learning science as an adult: Brilliant, Khan Academy, Blinkist, Headway, Deepstash and MindSnap, judged on depth, retention and honest marketing.
Daniel Cho · Apps & Comparisons Reviewer
Why Time Seems to Speed Up as You Get Older
Childhood summers felt endless and adult years vanish. The proportional theory, memory density, the reminiscence bump, and what actually slows the feeling down.
Marisol Vega · Psychology & Habits Writer
Why Is Switzerland Neutral? Geography, History and the Logic of Staying Out
Alpine terrain, the defeat at Marignano in 1515, and formal recognition at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. How Swiss neutrality became a structural strategy and an economic asset.
Ingrid Larsen · Learning Science Writer
What Really Happened to the Library of Alexandria?
The library did not die in one great fire. What the Mouseion actually was, Caesar's harbour blaze of 48 BC, and the slow death by funding cuts, purges and neglect.
James Ashworth · Arts & History Editor
Duolingo vs Elevate: Which App Should You Download?
Duolingo teaches languages with gamified drills and streaks. Elevate trains writing, maths and reading with timed mini-games. An honest tester comparison of both.
Daniel Cho · Apps & Comparisons Reviewer
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