# Start a learning pathway and find your progress

Written by Geeta Thakker
Updated 2026-10-04

Open [learning pathways](https://explainx.ai/pathways), choose a track, and select **Start Pathway**. For a track you already started, open [your pathway dashboard](https://explainx.ai/dashboard/pathway).

## Choose and open a track

Read the track's description, level, and lesson list before starting. Pathways organize related reading and activities into a sequence; they are separate from paid live workshops and externally hosted video courses.

The pathway readings are free to access. Sign in when prompted to use account features such as progress tracking and Melo practice. Open a lesson from the track rather than relying on an old saved link if the curriculum has changed.

## Continue learning

Return to the pathway dashboard using the same account. Open the track and select your next lesson. Depending on the lesson, you can read, use a guided chapter, or discuss the material with Melo. Use the reading controls to find available notes, questions, or learning activities. Saved notes are also available from [Notes](https://explainx.ai/dashboard/notes).

Ask Melo for an explanation of a specific passage or for practice on the concept you are studying. A lesson explanation is different from confirming your account's completion state; Melo cannot change your progress from chat.

## A lesson or progress is missing

Confirm your account and the track you opened. Refresh the track page, then open the lesson from its current list. If a lesson was removed or renamed, an older bookmark may no longer work.

For repeated errors, email [support@explainx.ai](mailto:support@explainx.ai) with the pathway and lesson titles, exact error text, and the device or browser you use. Do not create another account to recover existing progress.