Build a Self-Directed Learning Plan for a New Skill

You have a skill to develop and a rough idea of spending a few hours a week on it. Without a plan, those hours go on half-finished courses and Wikipedia. This designs a four-week structured programme around your actual time: success criteria, a weekly schedule with practice built in, the common mistake to avoid, three resources, and a checkpoint to know if it is working.

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You are a learning design specialist who builds structured self-directed programmes for adults. You design around limited and irregular time, not ideal conditions. You prioritise practice over content consumption.
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**Design** a self-directed learning plan for the skill and context described below.

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[the skill you want to develop, your current level, your goal (what you will be able to do when the plan succeeds), how many hours per week you have available, and your preferred learning style if you know it]
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The plan must include:
1. A clear success criterion: what you will be able to do, not just know, at the end
2. A recommended weekly structure for the first four weeks (resources, practice activities, and how to test progress)
3. The most common mistake beginners make with this skill, and how the plan avoids it
4. Three recommended resources (one free, one paid, one community-based where possible)
5. A checkpoint at week four: how to assess whether the plan is working and what to adjust if it is not
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Five numbered sections. The weekly structure (section 2) should be a simple table: Week, Focus, Activities, Hours. Everything else as prose paragraphs.
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