When activity does not count

Read the skill's training card before repeating an action that earns no XP.

Placed Mining blocks, immature crops, excluded creatures and repeated exploration can be ineligible. Creative or Spectator actions do not train ordinary Survival skills. Teleports and disallowed travel modes do not create exploration credit.

Furnace output, input ownership and collection rules depend on the active Smithing settings. Check its timing card; transferring or splitting items does not make new work.

Daily crate time is separate: it now records qualifying movement. Standing still, chat, menu use and offline time do not build that timer.

If the result still seems wrong, report the skill, action, tool, game mode and exact message. Do not assume a hidden progress bar means lost XP.