subway microlearning 2025-09-21T15:27:54Z

Rain lashed against the subway windows as the 6 train screeched into 77th Street, jamming me between a damp umbrella and someone’s overstuffed backpack. My knuckles turned white gripping the pole, not from the lurching motion but from pure frustration. Tomorrow’s make-or-break client pitch required fluent Portuguese – a language I’d "been meaning to learn" for three years. Rosetta Stone gathered digital dust. Duolingo’s chirpy notifications felt like mockery. That’s when my thumb accidentally br