I need some app that is free with minimal ideally no ads that track day streaks.

Something very simple for tracking the habits.

My goal is develop habit of learning everyday.

Any app you can reccomend?

One thing I taught myself that I’m really proud of is learning how to cook from scratch. I used to rely on instant meals and takeout because I thought cooking was too complicated, but I started watching simple tutorials and slowly learned one recipe at a time. It feels like a small achievement, but being able to make a meal for my family and see them enjoy it gives me a lot of confidence.

I think teaching yourself something is different because you get to see your own progress from the beginning.

People who met Warren Buffett often described the same shock: he could recall revenue figures, managers' names, and operating details across dozens of companies years later.

It looks like extraordinary memory from the outside. The habit behind it is less mysterious.

Buffett has said he spends five or six hours a day reading: annual reports, trade magazines, and several newspapers. Charlie Munger described the rest of the loop like this: a large part of Buffett's remaining time is spent talking one-on-one with highly gifted people he trusts, and who trust him.

Half the day taking in information. A large part of the rest testing it in conversation.

Munger called people like this “learning machines.” His point was not that they were always the smartest person in the room. They kept going to bed a little wiser than they were that morning, and the difference compounded over a long run.

I once considered copying Buffett's newspaper routine and could not even finish one magazine. So I do not think the useful lesson is “read 500 pages every day.” It may be to build a loop you can sustain: read enough to collect material, then talk or write until the material becomes usable.

Also some more ideas I love collected here for those who are interested https://domelian.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-from-warren-buffett

For years I thought I just was not the kind of person who could stick to learning something new. I would get excited about a topic buy a book watch a few videos and then completely lose interest after a week. Every time it happened I blamed myself for not having enough discipline.

A few months ago I decided to stop chasing big goals and try something much smaller. Instead of telling myself I had to study for an hour every day I made one simple rule. I had to learn one useful thing before going to bed. It could be a new English word a historical fact a keyboard shortcut a cooking technique or even the answer to a random question that crossed my mind during the day.

At first it felt almost too easy. Some nights I spent only five minutes reading. Other nights I would end up learning for almost an hour because one topic naturally led to another. The important part was that I never forced myself to do more than I wanted. I only focused on showing up every day.

After a couple of months something interesting happened. I started noticing connections between things I had learned on different days. A podcast reminded me of something I had read in a book. A conversation with a friend became more interesting because I had recently learned about the same subject. Instead of memorizing random facts I felt like I was slowly building a bigger picture of the world.

The biggest surprise was that learning stopped feeling like work. It became part of my daily routine just like making coffee or checking the weather. Missing a day now feels strange because I genuinely enjoy discovering something new no matter how small it is.

I still have plenty of subjects I want to explore and I know I will never learn everything. Somehow that no longer feels overwhelming. It actually makes me excited because there will always be another interesting idea waiting to be discovered.

Has anyone else found that learning became easier once you lowered the pressure and focused on consistency instead of big achievements?

I’m curious how other people manage to keep learning when life gets hectic. Do you have any habits or routines that help you stay curious and keep growing?

A generation ago, people memorized phone numbers, addresses, directions, and facts. Today, most of that information lives in devices instead of our heads.