// free template · MAPA Method
Skill map in 20 minutes
Pick something you want to learn in the next 30 days. Go through the four stations, 5 minutes each, and you'll end with a concrete plan.
- 1 · Set the goal
- 2 · Use each station's timer
- 3 · Copy your plan or get it by email
Your goal
What you want to be able to do, not what you want to "study".
Map
Break the skill into pieces. Then star the 3 that give you the most results.
05:00
0 of 3 key
Ask AI for help
Act as an expert in [your skill] and as a teacher. My 30-day goal: [your result]. I have 3 hours per week. 1. Break the skill into 10 to 15 concrete pieces (concepts, procedures and tools). 2. Mark the 3 pieces that bring me closest to my goal and explain why. 3. Tell me what I can ignore for now without hurting the result.
Apply
You learn by doing. Define the real project you'll build from day one.
05:00
Practice the hard parts
Isolate what's hardest and practice it alone. Test yourself without your notes.
05:00
Adjust
Without feedback you repeat mistakes. Decide who or what corrects you and when you review the plan.
05:00
AI as a tutor
You are my [your skill] tutor. My goal: [your result]. Every time I write to you, ask me 3 recall questions about what I'm learning, one at a time and without giving me the answer. After each answer, correct me, tell me what reasoning mistake I made and suggest a short exercise to practice that point.
// result
Your 30-day plan
It builds itself from what you wrote.
MAPA PLAN · 30 DAYS Skill: [your skill] Goal: [your result] Time: 3 h/week · review every friday M · KEY PIECES (the 20% that matters) ★ [star your 3 key pieces] A · REAL PROJECT [your project] Today: [your first step] P · PRACTICE THE HARD PARTS Weak spot: [your weak spot] Drill: [your drill] A · ADJUST Feedback: [who corrects you] WEEKS 1 · key piece 1 + first version of the project 2 · key piece 2 + practice the weak spot 3 · key piece 3 + bring it all into the project 4 · Finish, show the result and ask for feedback