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Check my explanation
The strongest test available: say it yourself and see what survives.
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Here is how I would explain this to someone else. Tell me what is wrong, what is right but shakily phrased, and what I skipped. Be blunt. If my version would leave a listener with a wrong model, say that first. My explanation:
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Checking your understanding. Quizzes, teach-backs and gap hunts that find what you only think you know.
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Test whether I actually understand thisAfter reading about something and feeling like you get it.Find the holes in what I knowYou've been working in an area a while and suspect you have blind spots.I'll explain it, you find where I'm wrongThe strongest check there is: say it out loud and see what collapses.Debug my mental modelWhen your predictions about a system keep turning out wrong.Interview me on this subjectPreparing for an interview, a viva, or a conversation where you'll be pressed.Test me on thisYou read about something and feel like you got it.
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