Learn the Dao
Internalize the Tao Te Ching, one verse at a time. A spaced-repetition companion that schedules each of the 81 chapters for the exact moment you're about to forget — so the text moves off the page and into memory. Start free, no account needed.
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- Internalize the Tao Te Ching, one verse at a time
Overview
Learn the Dao is a spaced-repetition companion for the Tao Te Ching, the 2,500-year-old Taoist classic. Instead of reading it once and forgetting it, you work through the 81 chapters verse by verse, and a proven memory algorithm (FSRS) schedules each review for the exact moment you're about to forget — so the text moves from the page into memory and stays there.
Start without an account: "Begin without an account" drops you straight into your first chapter. Your progress and review schedule carry over when you decide to make an account.
Why we built it
The Tao Te Ching rewards return, not a single read — its lines land differently once they live in your head. But re-reading a book cover to cover is a poor way to remember any of it. Spaced repetition is the best-studied way to make something stick with minimal time; Learn the Dao applies it to a text worth keeping.
How it works
1. Begin without an account — start your first chapter immediately, no signup gate. 2. Read in two renderings — the 1891 Legge translation and Dao De Kooi side by side, so you engage the meaning. 3. Review on schedule — the FSRS algorithm surfaces each verse right when you're on the edge of forgetting, so a few minutes a day compounds. 4. Keep your progress — make an account whenever you want; your schedule and history carry over.
Feature highlights
- Spaced repetition (FSRS) — reviews scheduled by a modern memory algorithm, not fixed intervals
- All 81 chapters — work through the full Tao Te Ching verse by verse
- Open reading — /read and all 81 chapter pages are publicly readable with no account, alongside the memorization practice
- No-account trial — "Begin without an account" starts you instantly; progress carries over when you sign up
- Two renderings side by side — the 1891 Legge translation and Dao De Kooi, an original rendering written for this project
- Progress that persists — your review schedule and history follow you across sessions
Pricing
Free.
Notes
- Status: Live — free, no account required; learnthedao.com
- Method: a modern spaced-repetition scheduler (FSRS) times each review for durable memory
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