Day 000 — Your Learning System Starts Here

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\n Why This Exists\n

Your Brain Is Not Generic. Your Plan Shouldn't Be Either.

Most learning systems give everyone the same curriculum and wonder why most people quit. This one starts by understanding how you actually think, what shuts you down, and where you want to go. Every question maps to a specific design decision in your plan.

Research BasisCognitive load theory (Sweller, 1988) · Self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000) · Spaced retrieval (Roediger & Karpicke, 2006) · Growth mindset (Dweck, 2006) · UDL neurodivergent design (CAST, 2018)

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Cognitive Profile

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Have you ever been diagnosed with or suspect you have any of the following?

Select all that apply. Shapes session structure, pacing, and feedback frequency.

📚 Cognitive load theory + UDL Framework (CAST, 2018)

ADHD / ADD

Dyslexia

Autism / ASD

Anxiety

Depression

OCD

None of these

Not sure

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When you sit down to do something hard, what usually happens first?

How you actually are — not how you wish you were.

📚 Executive function research (Barkley, 2012)

I just start — no problem

I open it then drift somewhere else

I freeze and do nothing

I overthink and plan instead

I start strong then burn out fast

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When you get confused, what do you usually do?

📚 Help-seeking behavior (Ryan & Pintrich, 1997)

Push through and figure it out

Google it

Ask someone

Switch to something else

Give up on the whole thing

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How long can you realistically focus before your attention breaks?

📚 Attention restoration theory (Kaplan, 1995)

Under 10 minutes

10–20 minutes

20–45 minutes

45–90 minutes

Hours if I'm interested

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Learning Style

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How do you learn best? Select all that feel true.

📚 Dual coding (Paivio, 1991) + multimodal learning (Mayer, 2009)

Watching videos

Reading and taking notes

Doing it myself

Someone explaining directly

Breaking something and fixing it

Teaching it to someone else

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What keeps you going when things get hard?

📚 Self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000)

Seeing visible progress

A goal I deeply care about

Someone holding me accountable

Pure curiosity

Nothing — I usually stop

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Have you tried to learn programming before?

Never — complete beginner

Tried once or twice, didn't stick

Got some basics then stopped

Know a little, want to go deeper

Can code already, want something specific

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Goals

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What do you actually want to build or do?

This becomes your project spine — the one thing everything connects to.

📚 Project-based learning (Thomas, 2000)

Build my own website

Build a mobile app

Automate tasks and save time

Work in AI or machine learning

Get a job in tech

Build something creative

Understand how technology works

I don't know yet — help me figure it out

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How much time can you realistically give this per week?

📚 Deliberate practice (Ericsson, 1993) — frequency beats duration

Less than 2 hours

2–5 hours

5–10 hours

10+ hours — all in

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What is your math comfort level right now?

📚 Math anxiety research (Ashcraft, 2002)

I avoid it — math makes me anxious

Basic — arithmetic and simple algebra

Moderate — algebra and some geometry

Solid — algebra, statistics, some calculus

Strong — calculus, linear algebra

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What are you most afraid of?

📚 Fear of failure (Atkinson, 1957) + growth mindset (Dweck, 2006)

Not being smart enough

Giving up before I finish

Falling behind

Getting confused with no one to ask

Taking too long to see results

Being judged for not knowing basics

I'm not particularly afraid

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Do you have someone who could be an accountability partner?

📚 Social accountability (Gollwitzer, 1999) — increases follow-through by 65%

Yes — someone who would notice if I disappear

Maybe — they'd care but probably won't push

No — doing this alone

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What would make this feel worth it?

Not what you think you should say. What would actually make you proud a year from now?

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What has stopped you before — if anything?

\"Got busy\" is not specific. \"Hit a confusing error, googled for 45 min, closed the laptop\" is specific.

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\n Three Steps to Day 1\n

Open claude.ai on your computer

Create a free account if needed. Log in. This saves your full conversation history — you never lose context between sessions.

Start a new conversation

Fresh conversation. Don't type anything yet.

Copy the seed below and paste it as your first message

Paste it alone — nothing else. Send it. Wait for acknowledgement. Then say: \"Generate my Day 1 session brief.\" Your journey starts.

One RuleDo not watch tutorials. Do not read documentation. Do not prepare. Just paste the seed and say \"go.\"

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\n Your AI Mentor Seed\n

Copy This → Paste Into Claude → Say \"go\"

This contains your complete learning profile. Any AI that reads it responds as if they have known you from the start — your cognitive profile, project, fears, and goal.

✅ Copied! Open claude.ai, paste as your first message, wait for acknowledgement, then say: \"Generate my Day 1 session brief.\"

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\n Full Seed Prompt\n

Tap inside to select all, then copy

✅ Copied!

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