Difficult Concept Explainer
By Reese Martinez · Published · Updated
Start from what I already understand, not from the beginning.
Tags: Learning, Research, Communication
Prompt template
Explain this properly. - The concept: [text: What you are trying to understand] - What I already understand around it: [textarea: Related ideas you are comfortable with. Build from here.] - The exact point I get lost: [textarea: Where it stops making sense] - What works for me: [dropdown: Analogies, Worked examples, Building from first principles, Formal definitions] Start at what I already know and go from there. Do not restart from the basics. Attack the specific point where I said I lose it, then give a worked example and a second one that is different enough for me to see what generalises. Finish with the thing people usually get wrong about this.