Find Your Learning Terrain

Think of an activity you want to get better at. Answer six questions about it and you'll see where it sits on the Learning Terrain Model — and what that means for how you should approach it.

Feedback Speed
How quickly do you find out if your attempt worked?
Weeks or months Minutes or hours
3 / 5
How often can you realistically get a practice attempt?
Rarely Daily or more
3 / 5
How costly and hard to undo are mistakes here?
Costly / hard to undo Cheap / easily fixed
3 / 5
Domain Type
Do experts tend to agree on the best approach?
Rarely Almost always
3 / 5
Does the same method reliably give the same result?
Rarely Almost always
3 / 5
Are there clear rules or best practices you can learn?
Not really Definitely
3 / 5