The invention relates to systems and methods for tracking training and motivating a user to learn aspects of installed software or hardware. Aspects of the invention relate to methods that guide indications of a user's knowledge of a function or element of installed hardware or software on a user computer. Further aspects of the invention relate to motivating a user to learn underutilized features of a user computer. Yet further aspects of the invention relate to a display that changes based on a user's current state of knowledge in relation to a particular function or element of a software program. In one embodiment, the display output may be independent of the state of the software or hardware.