Lumos
Stop Reading Books.
Start Learning Them.
Lumos turns any book into a personalized mini-course — with step-by-step AI lessons that actually teach you, not just summarize.
Lesson 1
The Surprising Power of Atomic Habits
Your progress
Sound familiar?
You're not alone. Most people struggle to retain what they read.
You read, but you forget
You finish a book feeling inspired. A week later, you can barely remember the key ideas. Sound familiar?
Summaries don't cut it
Blinkist gives you the gist in 15 minutes. But knowing the gist isn't the same as understanding and applying the concepts.
ChatGPT is powerful, but unstructured
You can ask AI anything about a book. But without a curriculum, you end up with random answers instead of real understanding.
How Lumos Works
Three simple steps to actually learn from the books you read.
Pick a book
Choose from our curated library of top non-fiction books.
Learn lesson by lesson
Each book is broken into structured lessons that teach you one concept at a time — with real-world examples and comprehension checks.
Chat to go deeper
Stuck on a concept? Ask your AI tutor. It knows exactly where you are in the book and guides you to understanding.
Start with the Best
Starting with 5 of the most impactful non-fiction books. More added every month.
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Coming soon
Deep Work
Cal Newport
Coming soon
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
Coming soon
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Coming soon
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
Coming soonWhy Lumos?
See how Lumos compares to what you've tried before.
| Feature | Blinkist | ChatGPT | Lumos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structured lessons | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Interactive AI tutor | ✗ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Progress tracking | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Book-specific curriculum | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Actionable, not just summary | ✗ | ◐ | ✓ |
Lumos
- ✓Structured lessons
- ✓Interactive AI tutor
- ✓Progress tracking
- ✓Book-specific curriculum
- ✓Actionable, not just summary
Unlike Blinkist (summaries only) and ChatGPT (unstructured)
See It in Action
Here's what a Lumos lesson looks like.
ATOMIC HABITS • LESSON 1
The Surprising Power of Atomic Habits
Small changes often appear to make no difference until you cross a critical threshold. The most powerful outcomes of any compounding process are delayed. This is why it's so hard to build good habits.
If you get 1% better each day for one year, you'll end up 37 times better by the time you're done.
💡 Check Your Understanding
If you improved 1% every day for a year, how much better would you be? Think about what this means for one habit you want to build.
Can you give me a real example of a 1% improvement?
Sure! If you currently read for 5 minutes a day, a 1% improvement would be reading for just 5 minutes and 3 seconds tomorrow. It seems tiny, but these small increments compound into massive changes over time.
Start free. Upgrade when you're hooked.
Early waitlist members get exclusive founding member pricing.
Free
$0/month
- ✓2-3 lessons per book
- ✓Basic AI chat
- ✓Access to all books
Pro
$9/month
- ✓All lessons unlocked
- ✓Unlimited AI chat
- ✓Progress tracking
- ✓Priority access to new books
Ready to actually learn from books?
Join the waitlist. First 100 members get lifetime early access pricing.