Philosophy for a better life
Ninety days from now, you won't be the same person.
Fifteen minutes a day: read a real passage from the wisest people who ever lived, meet the person who wrote it, check what you understood, and do one small thing with it today.
A day with Nestor
Read it, understand it, do one thing with it.
Every day has the same shape, and nothing has to be typed.
- First
Read the real thing
A passage of Western philosophy or literature, word for word, with old or difficult words explained when you tap them. Then the story of the person who wrote it: when, where and why.
Public-domain translations, sources shown - Then
Check what you understood
A few questions on what the passage actually says, a short set of teaching cards and a quiz. The questions you miss come back in Nestor's weekly review.
Tap to answer, never type - Today
Do one thing with it
One concrete task for today, so the idea leaves the page. In the evening, a few questions to think about before you sleep.
About fifteen minutes - Every day
Sail one day closer
Finish the day and your ship moves on. Drachmas fill your purse, Argos cheers, and every seventh lesson brings you to a new island.
Ninety days, thirteen islands
The voyage
From Calypso's island to Ithaca.
Your ninety days are an Odyssey: one island a week, each with its own lesson, painting and trial. Nestor advises. You steer.
Ranks and seals
From castaway to master of your house.
Your rank rises with the days you keep. Every island ends in a trial, and passing it earns the island's seal.
- Day 0
Castaway
- Day 7
Deckhand
- Day 21
Oarsman
- Day 35
Helmsman
- Day 56
Navigator
- Day 77
Captain
- Day 90
Master of your house
Island trials
When you finish an island's seven days, its trial opens: six questions from that week. Pass it and the island is sealed.
Drachmas
Every finished day fills your purse. Spend it in the market to dress your ship with new sails and emblems.
Nestor's review
Every week, the questions you missed come back, so what you read stays with you.
Your companion
Argos waits for you.
Odysseus's loyal dog waited twenty years for him to come home. In Nestor he keeps you company every day, cheers when you finish and naps when you're done.
He never scolds. Every seventh lesson earns a harbor day, so when life gets in the way, your streak holds.
Made with care
Honest about what it is.
Real texts
Every passage is quoted word for word from a public-domain translation, with its source shown in the lesson.
Real paintings
Paintings run through every lesson. Each one is in the public domain, with its artist, year and collection credited.
Your data stays yours
No accounts and no servers. Your progress, notes and settings stay on your phone.
Your ship is waiting in the harbor.
Nestor is free to download. Start on Calypso's island today and see where you are in ninety days.
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