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Launching Learn21!

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The Learning Engine

9 January 2026

Launching Learn21!

A good day to you!

I know you're trying hard.

Managing up and down, putting out fires in both directions. Drowning in emails during the day, then watching YouTube videos at night hoping something clicks. Waking up the next morning no further along than you were the day before.

You're putting in the effort, but there's no system to see what is actually working.

I built something for this challenge.

Learn21 is a 21-day guided experience to install a learning system that you'll use for the rest of your life. This is not a series of productivity hacks, nor theory you cannot apply. This is a real system that shows you where you are, where you're going, and what to try next.

I've spent my whole life helping people believe growth is possible — as a captain for sports teams, a coach, and a teacher. My job has always been the same: Help someone see they're capable, then give them the tools to prove it to themselves.

Learn21 is how I'm doing that now.

This is for you if you've ever thought "I should be further along by now" — and you believe change is still possible.

The first cohort begins Monday, February 3rd.

​Learn more and reserve your spot here!​

If you have questions, just reply to this email — I read and respond to every one.

If you want to see some of the foundational ideas in Learn21, check out this essay: That’s How Learning Works?!?! A Comprehensive Model for Understanding the Learning Process.

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By Nathan Belcher, Ed.D.

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