Let my Duolingo streak expire cos I don't want to give them any more AI training for free and this popped up 🙄
How badly they want to show me ads, it's impressive. Desperate ain't sexy guys
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Come to think of it, an application threatening, shaming, and guilt tripping you into coming back might not be the healthiest thing ever.
The aggressive notifications to do a lesson are literally why I use it. I have ADHD. Without the owl threatening to kill me and everyone I know, I would forget about it and forget all that I've learned so far. 😔
The gamification is genuinely so helpful. You can get it through other apps like habitica with some setup. I have ADHD too but I found Duolingo good for habit building but jot the greatest for actual language learning
the streak is half the work, the other half is actually having done the thing. if i just tap "ya i did that" (when i didn't) because i want to keep the streak going it's meaningless
I do think we tend to underestimate how much you can accomplish with 5 minutes of study a day. My main problem with Duolingo is that it isn't effective, but if I spent the same 5 minutes using anki or a better tool I get results
Yeah i uninstalled
It could be aggressively persistent without sounding like a psycho, too, no? I mean, I have no frame of reference, but I sort of assume that constant reminders would work as well as constant belittling reminders. Maybe I'm wrong.
Ideally, for myself, it would be like getting a dog's attention and getting called a good boy when I actually complete a lesson.
Positive reinforcement wins. You're a good boy! You're a great boy, even!
DuoLingo replicates all the same patterns as an abusive relationship.
Kinda does wonders to develop habits when you have ADHD.
that's why i liked duolingo when it was a good leanguage learning helper app, it really did keep me thinking about my target langauge every day at least a little