The Personal Curriculum | How to Learn Something New Before the Year Ends

October 18, 2026

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What would you learn if it didn’t have to be useful? Not for work, not for a side hustle, just because you’re curious. That’s the whole idea behind the personal curriculum trend, and this episode is all about how to build a personal curriculum of your own before the year runs out.

In this episode, Monti walks through six simple steps to pick your topic, plan it week by week, and keep going even when life gets busy.

You’ll walk away with a topic you’re excited about and a simple plan to learn it by New Year’s. Take what’s useful and leave the rest.

In this episode of The Purfect Sunday Podcast:

What a personal curriculum actually is — and why it’s taking over TikTok
How to pick your topic — the three kinds of learning and how to choose yours
A goal you can picture — what to aim for by New Year’s, with no grade at the end
Writing your syllabus — why you should only plan a few weeks at a time
Making the time — the scheduling trick that makes it stick
When you fall behind — what to do the week you miss