The Nibbler blog

Notes on reading, remembering, and tiny habits.

Learning · 6 min read

Why you forget almost everything you read

The forgetting curve, explained

You finish a great book, feel smarter, and a week later you've got… the title. Here's why — and how to beat it without reading any longer.

Habits · 5 min read

The quiet power of five minutes a day

Why small beats big

Long study sessions feel productive and rarely are. The five-minute habit quietly outpaces them, every single time.

Behind the scenes · 3 min read

Meet the cat behind Nibbler

An accidental mascot

How a keyboard-walking cat became the face of a learning app — and why that's not an accident.

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