How do you learn in 2025?
Not long ago, books/video tapes were the only way to learn. Then video entered the picture: courses, tutorials, and lectures made knowledge more accessible than ever.
Now? The internet is overflowing with millions of courses, books, and resources on every imaginable topic.
So the real question is:
How do you learn in 2025?
Here’s my personal mix:
1/ Twitter /X+ hands-on testing: I find interesting ideas, frameworks, and tools on X, then try them immediately.
2/ YouTube + online courses: Great for visual explanations and step-by-step breakdowns.
3/ Books for fundamentals: When I want deep, timeless knowledge, I still go back to books. They give me the context and grounding short-form content can’t.
Your turn. What’s your go-to learning stack this year?👇
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Aiarty Video Enhancer
I learn by exploring Reddit, YouTube, and newsletters to discover new ideas, and by taking online courses, whether watching videos or listening, to deepen and structure my knowledge. But I believe learning is most effective when it’s hands-on, not just through our eyes or ears.
@violanee hey Viola!
Can you mention some of your favorite Reddit/Youtube/Newsletters?
@violanee
@alesia_cherniavskaia Nice. Which are your favorite platforms to learn from?
@doinaa can you write down some of the books you recommend
@doinaa thank you! Peter Thiel one is a great resource!
Books for deep academic topics and studying historical figures.
For hard skills, I find jumping straight into it is best. It's a forcing function to maximize my rate of learning.
@punn_kam Nice approach!
Can you write down some of your historical figures you learn from?
Lanceboard
I learn by teaching post threads or videos on what I just learned, and the feedback sharpens my understanding.
@vincent_chen11 can you show an example for a great learning video
Social media + AI + MEMEs :D
@busmark_w_nika xDxD Memes?
@byalexai Yes! 80% of news is thanks to reactionary memes, and then I retrospectively try to find what happened and learn new things :D
@busmark_w_nika lol
interesting approach
I guess it depends on what exactly you'd love to learn :)
For me, when I realized I wanted to take a crack at ballet dancing (that's right! 😄), I considered only offline dance schools in my city. I know you can find/do nearly everything online, but that didn't sound good for me in that specific case.
The same goes for other practical skills you'd love to obtain - the best option (for me) is offline studies.
But I just love online courses/marathons as well - this works best for language learning purposes in particular.
I also can learn something new from random posts/videos on social media, which is great but I don't consider that as proper education/study, of course :)
@helga_impalpable I agree. Social media fully promotes the digital lifestyle and skills, but in reality, there are some that are much easier to learn offline. And the best way is still to learn in person from someone more experienced.
@byalexai Exactly! And do you have any go-to YouTube channels that really are educational?
@helga_impalpable I prefer to focus on specific topics and just look at the top videos. Not a fan of a specific channel.
I use audiobooks for fundamentals, and I when I hear about new apps or ideas that could advance my work (certainly incuding here on PH, Indie Hacker, etc.), I add them to a board, along with reviews and articles so I can do a deeper dive.
I think it really depends on the type of content you want to learn...
I'm not Gen Z, for example, but I really enjoy following some influencers on TikTok to learn more about fashion, politics, and general knowledge, for example.
If I want to learn something in my professional field, I end up following the same idea, especially lectures that are available online. I also spend most of my time reading newsletters and watching videos of lectures by people who inspire me.
@ari_gomes Can you mention some of the newsletters here?
AI and Google
@terry_yang3 how do you learn with Google? Seems impossible for me.
I've been putting away the podcasts in the gym and talking with ChatGPT instead. Turn it on voice mode while on the treadmill - ask it about something you're interested in.... "Atlantis, obviously the Eye of the Sahara right ChatGPT?"
Or more practically, what are you working on? Give it the persona of your (potential) users and start to explore the use cases, the competition, the tech stack, etc.