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The most in a day

To give you a shot of motivation, Duolingo will tell you when you've broken a daily record.

Behind this Bite

Importantly, you're not working towards this milestone, it comes as a nice suprise, which makes you feel good about your progress.

AI insights

Variable Rewards often motivate users more than predictable ones. Here, Duolingo surprises users with a "most in a day" record, which can make the habit feel more exciting and boost motivation.
User Delight is when small, fun moments make the whole experience feel better. These surprise celebrations in Duolingo add joy, so users feel proud and want to keep learning.
Gamification encourages engagement by turning tasks into games. Duolingo uses XP, perfect lessons, and surprise records to make progress feel like a game, which helps build strong learning habits.
Duolingo lesson streaks also use streaks and badges to gamify habit-building. Both the streaks and "most in a day" records nudge users to keep coming back by making progress visible and rewarding.
Asana uses flying unicorns as random celebrations when you finish tasks. Both Asana and Duolingo use surprise animations to make users feel good and create a fun, memorable moment after effort.