I've paid for both Kagi and Perplexity, and I get much more value with Perplexity. But hey, if people want to stay with Kagi, that's fine. I just don't see why anyone would when there is a better alternative.
On any query, you get a summary answer from the latest LLMs (Claude 3, ChatGPT 4 Turbo, Mistral Large) and the list of sources. Very thorough, highly efficient, and no ads.
When I "blitz", I'm looking for an immersive, memorable experience in my target language. Learning is merely a bi-product of that.
That said, as someone with an A1 ability according to CEFR (I started learning Polish 5 months ago), my ability to follow along with a native speaking narrator, even at 2x speed, has improved exponentially. My exposure to Polish vocabulary has also exploded, and I'm familiar with many Polish words in their various grammatical forms. However, I haven't committed to long term memory as many Polish words as I'd like to. Many meanings are still fuzzy, like a word at the tip of the tongue. I think I just need to see these familiar but fuzzy words in more diverse contexts before they are nailed down. That means more blitzing.
Becoming an entrepreneur because you want to make the decisions isn't enough of a reason. You also need an idea that's so good, you must see it through and make it a reality. If you don't have that idea, get a job.
For me, it's a loud knocking on the door. It's as if impatient cops were knocking. It's not a pounding sound, it's knuckles to wood. I immediately awaken to check if someone is there, but no one ever is.
Happens once every few months. I've learned to check the response of my cat's. If they aren't looking at the door, it's in my head.