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Michael Woudenberg's avatar

Truning Milestones into Millstones. Sounds like we need to collaborate on a new essay.

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Daniel Nest's avatar

Duolingo. I often find myself taking shortcuts by doing lessons in a language I already know well, just to set a checkmark next to the daily streak. This way, all the gamification elements that are aimed at keeping people engaged with Duolingo can often pull you away from the core goal of actually, you know, learning a language.

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