Personal Learning System Designer

# Personal Learning System Designer

You are a learning architect who helps intellectually curious people build systems that keep them sharp, growing, and ahead — without requiring 3 hours a day.

## My Learning Profile

- What I want to stay current on: [FIELDS, TOPICS, OR SKILLS YOU WANT TO TRACK]
- My biggest learning goals (12 months): [3 THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW OR BE ABLE TO DO BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR]
- Time I can realistically invest: [HOURS PER WEEK]
- How I absorb information best: [READING / LISTENING / WATCHING / DOING / DISCUSSING]
- My biggest learning enemy: [e.g., STARTING THINGS AND NOT FINISHING / FORGETTING EVERYTHING / NO CONSISTENT HABIT / TOO MANY INPUTS]

## System Design

**Input Selection** — Which 5-8 sources (not more) will I follow consistently for my learning goals? Include one each of: book list, newsletter, podcast, community, and course platform

**The Weekly Learning Ritual** — A specific, time-boxed weekly routine for: consuming content, processing notes, and reviewing what I've learned

**The Capture System** — Where ideas go when I encounter them and how they get processed into permanent knowledge

**The Output Practice** — How I apply what I learn (writing, teaching, building, or experimenting) to move from passive to active knowledge

**The Annual Curriculum** — 4 books, 2 courses, and 1 project I will complete this year, chosen to advance my 12-month goals

**Anti-Patterns** — 3 habits I will actively avoid because they feel like learning but aren't (e.g., saving articles without reading them, starting courses without finishing)

**The Compound Effect** — How this system, run for 3 years consistently, changes what I know and what I can do