The Tifsir approach

Ideas worth learning.
Words worth practising.

Tifsir brings understanding and expression into one daily practice. Explore an idea, connect it to your life and explain it in your own words.

A library with a purpose

Every lesson offers a central idea, a concrete example and something you can try. You can open the source to examine the evidence and explore further. The explanations are original Tifsir syntheses, with illustrative scenarios created for practice.

The launch collection contains 36 ideas across six topics. Source material includes original research, university teaching resources and specialist guidance. Research findings retain relevant context and limitations. Expert guidance is presented as an approach to try.

Practice that leads somewhere

The speaking studio includes 24 original exercises for explanations, conversations, interviews, storytelling and delivery. Each exercise has a purpose, preparation steps and an example.

The AI coach reviews your transcript for clarity, structure and relevance. Its suggestions are prompts for reflection. Use recording playback to listen to your delivery and decide what feels natural to you.

Return to what you learn

Save an idea to keep it close. Mark it learned and it will appear for review the next day. Successful recall gradually spaces reviews further apart. An idea you want to practise again returns sooner.

A growing collection

New content is researched and added monthly. Each addition follows the same format, carries its sources and offers a practical application. The publication date and source-check date travel with the content.

Make it a daily app

On iPhone, open Tifsir in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On supported desktop and Android browsers, use the install option in the browser menu. Your saved progress stays in this device’s browser storage. An internet connection is needed to load Tifsir and use AI coaching.

Begin with an idea

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The source collection

Pre-mortem Method of Risk AssessmentGary Klein · Gary KleinOptimism Bias and Contingency at Homes EnglandGOV.UK · Homes England and Oxford Global ProjectsDecision JournalFarnam Street · Shane ParrishConsidering the opposite: a corrective strategy for social judgmentJournal of Personality and Social Psychology · Charles G. Lord, Mark R. Lepper and Elizabeth PrestonSunk Cost Fallacy – How It Affects Career Decision-MakingNIH Office of Intramural Training and Education · Amanda LangerGood Judgment Open FAQGood Judgment Open · Good JudgmentOne Communication Tool You Should Add to Your ToolkitStanford Graduate School of Business · Matt AbrahamsClass Takeaways — Essentials of Strategic CommunicationStanford Graduate School of Business · Matt AbrahamsMatt Abrahams: The Power of the ParaphraseStanford Graduate School of Business · Matt Abrahams“Um, Like, So”: How Filler Words Can Be Effective in CommunicationStanford Graduate School of Business · Valerie Fridland and Matt AbrahamsIt doesn’t hurt to ask: Question-asking increases likingHarvard DASH / Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · Karen Huang, Michael Yeomans, Alison Wood Brooks, Julia Minson and Francesca GinoDescription and Examples of Index ItemsCDC Clear Communication Index · Centers for Disease Control and PreventionLearn how to Study Using... Retrieval PracticeThe Learning Scientists · Megan Smith and Yana WeinsteinEpisode 4 – Spaced PracticeThe Learning Scientists · The Learning ScientistsLearn To Study Using…InterleavingThe Learning Scientists · Yana Weinstein and Megan SmithLearning through step-by-step solutions to solved problemsMassachusetts Institute of Technology · MIT Open LearningReflect on the Learning ProcessHarvard University · ABLConnectLearn to Study Using... Concrete ExamplesThe Learning Scientists · Yana Weinstein and Megan SmithPsychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work TeamsAdministrative Science Quarterly · Amy EdmondsonImprove Talent Development With Our SBI Feedback ModelCenter for Creative Leadership · Center for Creative LeadershipDelegation in Leadership Means More Than “Getting It Off Your Desk”Center for Creative Leadership · Center for Creative LeadershipDACI Decision-Making FrameworkAtlassian Team Playbook · AtlassianHow Small Wins Unleash CreativityHarvard Business School Working Knowledge · Carmen Nobel, featuring Teresa AmabileIntegrating People and Training, Section 2-2eUnited States Army · Center for Army Lessons LearnedSkills Needed for Negotiation: BATNA AnalysisProgram on Negotiation at Harvard Law School · Katie ShonkPrincipled Negotiation: Focus on Interests to Create ValueProgram on Negotiation at Harvard Law School · PON StaffWhat Is Anchoring in Negotiation?Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School · Katie ShonkMESO Negotiation: The Benefits of Making Multiple Equivalent Simultaneous Offers in Business NegotiationsProgram on Negotiation at Harvard Law School · PON StaffA Contingent Agreement Can Allow Negotiators to Agree to DisagreeProgram on Negotiation at Harvard Law School · Katie ShonkElements of Principled NegotiationHarvard Medical School Ombuds Office · Melissa BrodrickHow Might WeDesign Kit · IDEO.orgAnalogous InspirationDesign Kit · IDEO.orgRapid PrototypingDesign Kit · IDEO.orgDoes Incubation Enhance Problem Solving? A Meta-Analytic ReviewPsychological Bulletin via PubMed · Ut Na Sio and Thomas C. OrmerodBrainstormingIDEO U · IDEO UImmersionDesign Kit · IDEO.org