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What is a learning path?
A week with a name on the last file. Not a saved playlist. Not a course you bought in March.
3, 7 or 14 days · one video a day · proof unlocks tomorrow
People say “path” when they mean a list. A SkillxTube path is narrower. You pick an outcome first (“one 15s cut Friday”). Then you get a short run of real YouTube videos, already ordered. Each day has a challenge. You deposit a file. Tomorrow stays closed until that file exists.
That last part is the whole product. Without the lock, a path collapses back into a playlist.
A path ends when the file exists. A playlist ends when you get tired.
What it is made of
One outcome. A length you chose on purpose: 3 days if the job is small, 7 if you need a week, 14 if the skill has more than one export. One public video per day, not a 40-minute “complete course” dumped on Day 1. A challenge written so you leave with something on disk. A proof slot. A next day that does not open on play.
3
70 credits. $9. One tight job.
7
150 credits. $19. The default week.
14
300 credits. $29. Two exports, same skill.
What it is not
Not a playlist
Related videos, autoplay, no end file. Eleven hours that nobody scheduled.
Not a course
A library you purchased. Progress is “module 2 of 48”. Practice is this week.
Path vs the usual substitutes
| Playlist | Course | Path | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Save all | Checkout | Name the file |
| Unit | Video | Lecture | Day |
| Next | Autoplay | Next module | Proof |
| Done | You stopped | Bar at 100% | File on disk |
| Length | Unknown | Fixed by the seller | 3, 7 or 14 |
A day on a path
You open Today. There is one video, with a duration you can finish. Under it, a challenge in one line (“Identify 3 hooks that work in your niche”). You watch. You do the challenge. You drop a file or a link. That is the day. If you only watch, Day 2 does not move. Play does not count.
If you are stuck on the video, you ask for a hint. The hint points at a moment in that video. It does not skip the proof.
When you do not need one
You already know the outcome and you only need a single title from a list you trust. Close YouTube after that title. A path is for the weeks where the list is still there on Friday and the folder is empty.
People also ask
Is a learning path the same as a syllabus?
No. A syllabus lists topics. A path lists days that each end in a file. If Day 4 has no export, you are not “behind on chapter 4”. You have not shipped Day 4.
Can a path be longer than 14 days?
Not on SkillxTube. Longer lengths are gone. If the job needs more, you run a second 14-day on the same skill after the first file exists.
Does watching count as starting?
No. Starting is depositing proof. There is a separate answer for that: what counts as proof.
Enter the demoWhat counts as proof
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