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How I use LLMs to learn complex topics

SteadyVane has taken 35 readings of How I use LLMs to learn complex topics since Aug 9, 2026: 244 upvotes at the first reading, 824 at the latest (+580). Its biggest one-day gain was +539 on Aug 10, 2026.

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824

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latest upvotes

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first seen Aug 9, 2026 · last seen Aug 14, 2026 · published Aug 9, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	upvotes	Change
Aug 14, 2026	824	+2
Aug 13, 2026	822	+2
Aug 12, 2026	820	+5
Aug 11, 2026	815	+25
Aug 10, 2026	790	+539
Aug 9, 2026	251	+7

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

Featured on 1 day: August 10, 2026.

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