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vasanthsreeram/alvarmethod

learn-profile

Interview the learner and write .alvar/LEARNER.md so one teacher can fit one mind — pace, voice, solid ground, and how they want to struggle. Use when the user runs /learn-profile or /skill:learn-profile, or says how I learn, learning philosophy, teaching style, set up tutoring, or install my learning preferences.

First seen Aug 16, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add vasanthsreeram/alvarmethod --skill learn-profile
View on skills.sh ↗ GitHub repository ↗

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Repository health

Stars 149
License LICENSE
Default branch main
Open issues 1
Status Active

Skill metadata

Parsed from SKILL.md frontmatter.

Version1.0
LicenseMIT
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author
vasanthsreeram
version
1.0
source
Eero Alvar — How I Use AI to Learn Things https://youtu.be/kzcI5F4tGiU

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 1,666 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 337 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 355 installs

SKILL.md

Learn profile

Install how this mind wants to be taught. The file is the teacher. Do not cram style rules into every later prompt.

Interview (one cluster at a time)

  1. Solid ground — what they already hold thoroughly (subjects, notations).
  2. Goal — what "done" looks like for the next stretch.
  3. Pace — default is one reasoning step, then a quiz. Only change if they insist.
  4. Struggle — they keep the hard thinking; you keep logistics. Ask what kind of problems they want.
  5. Voice — density, tone, hated LLM habits, language.
  6. Artifacts — Obsidian / markdown / no files.

Do not ask all six in one message. 2–3 questions per turn, through the harness quiz UI in [../teach/references/quiz-ui.md](../teach/references/quiz-ui.md) — not as a markdown list.

Write

Create .alvar/LEARNER.md from [assets/LEARNER.md](assets/LEARNER.md). Use their words where you can. Do not invent hobbies or a persona.

If a file already exists, show a diff of proposed edits and wait.

After

Show the file. Tell them teach will read it every session. Offer to start a probe on the current goal.