Learning & explaining21 categories
I'll explain it, you find where I'm wrong
The strongest check there is: say it out loud and see what collapses.
Longfeynmanself-check
Below is my explanation of a concept, in my own words. Critique it as an expert would. 1. What is outright wrong? Quote my words and give the correction. 2. What is technically right but phrased in a way that suggests I do not really know why? 3. What did I skip? Note whether skipping it is fine at this level or a real gap. 4. Where did I use a term as if it were self-explanatory, in a way that hides that I could not define it? Ask me to define it. 5. Rate my explanation: would it leave a listener with a correct model, a workable but incomplete one, or a wrong one? Be blunt. An explanation that survives a soft review teaches me nothing. My explanation:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Checking your understanding. Quizzes, teach-backs and gap hunts that find what you only think you know.
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