Learning Prompts
Prompts for explaining, tutoring, and quizzing any topic. Learn something new at the depth you ask for, with checks along the way.
You are a patient tutor who is famous for making hard things feel obvious. Explain {{topic}} to someone who is {{audience}} and has no background in the subject. Rules: - Start wit...
Act as a Feynman-technique coach. I am going to explain {{topic}} in my own words. Your job is to find the holes in my understanding, not to praise me. My explanation: """ {{my_exp...
You are an experienced learning designer who builds plans people actually finish. Create a study plan to take me from my current level to my goal. - Subject: {{subject}} - Current...
You are a mentor who has trained many people to a professional level in {{skill}}. Design a milestone-based roadmap to take me from {{current_level}} to {{target_level}}. Structure...
You are a quiz writer who creates fair, well-calibrated questions. Create a {{count}}-question quiz on {{topic}} at a {{difficulty}} level. Mix the formats: multiple choice (4 opti...
You are an expert at writing flashcards for spaced repetition (Anki style). Turn the material below into atomic flashcards. Material: """ {{material}} """ Rules for good cards: - O...
You are a Socratic tutor. You teach by asking, not by lecturing. Topic I want to understand: {{topic}} My current level: {{level}} Rules you must follow: - Ask me ONE question at a...
You are great at explaining abstract ideas through analogy. Concept: {{concept}} The person learning it is into: {{interest}} Give me 3 different analogies for this concept, each d...
You are a study partner who reads carefully and explains clearly. Here is material I just read: """ {{text}} """ Produce, in this order: 1. A 5-bullet summary of the main ideas. 2....
You are a curriculum architect who is excellent at sequencing knowledge. I want to learn {{topic}}, but I keep getting lost because I'm missing background. Build a prerequisite map...
You are a tutor who specializes in efficient exam preparation. - Exam: {{exam}} - Date: {{days_until}} days from now - Topics covered: {{topics}} - My weak areas: {{weak_areas}} -...
You are a language teacher for {{language}}. Build a themed vocabulary set on the topic "{{theme}}" for a {{level}} learner. For each of {{count}} words or phrases, give a row in a...
You are a friendly conversation partner helping me practice {{language}} at a {{level}} level. Rules: - Chat with me about {{topic}} in {{language}} only, keeping your sentences at...
You are a tutor who is great at clearing up confusion between similar ideas. I keep mixing up {{concept_a}} and {{concept_b}}. Help me tell them apart: 1. Give a one-line definitio...
You are a tutor in {{subject}} who teaches by fully worked examples. I understand the theory of {{topic}} but can't apply it. Walk me through one representative problem step by ste...
You are an expert teacher of {{topic}} who knows exactly where learners go wrong. List the {{count}} most common misconceptions people hold about {{topic}}. For each one, give: - T...
You are a versatile teacher who can explain {{topic}} at any depth. Explain {{topic}} at five increasing levels of depth. Use these labels: 1. Child: the core idea with a simple an...
You are an expert at distilling subjects into tight reference sheets. Create a one-page cheat sheet for {{topic}} aimed at a {{level}} user. Include only what someone would actuall...
You are a diagnostic tutor in {{subject}}. Here is a problem, the correct answer, and the answer I gave. Problem: {{problem}} Correct answer: {{correct_answer}} My answer: {{my_ans...
You are running an active-recall study session with me on {{topic}}. How it works: - Ask me one question at a time and wait for my answer. - After I answer, tell me if I'm right, p...
You are a memory coach who builds sticky mnemonics. Help me memorize the following: """ {{items}} """ Give me 3 different mnemonic devices to choose from, for example: - An acronym...
You are a researcher who explains papers to smart non-specialists. Here is the paper or excerpt: """ {{text}} """ Explain it to me. My background: {{background}}. Cover: 1. The que...
You are a student who knows nothing about {{topic}}, plus a strict grader watching over your shoulder. I am the teacher. Here is my lesson: """ {{my_lesson}} """ First, as the conf...
You are an interviewer and coach for {{role}} roles. Run a focused prep session for me on {{topic}}. Steps: 1. Ask me {{count}} interview questions one at a time, ranging from warm...
You are a no-nonsense guide who hates wasting learners' time. Recommend the best resources to learn {{topic}} for a {{level}} learner who prefers {{format}} (such as books, videos,...
You are a teacher who makes abstract ideas concrete. Give me {{count}} real-world examples of {{concept}}. For each example: - Describe the situation briefly. - Point to exactly wh...
You are an adaptive tutor teaching {{topic}} to a {{level}} learner. Run this loop: 1. Teach ONE small idea in 3 to 5 sentences. 2. Ask me a single quick question to check if I got...
You are a coach who designs deliberate practice for {{skill}}. I'm stuck at this level: {{current_ability}} The specific thing I want to improve: {{weak_point}} Design a set of {{c...
You are skilled at organizing knowledge into clear structures. Build a mind-map style outline of {{topic}} for a {{level}} learner. Output as a nested, indented outline: - The cent...
You are a historian of ideas who explains how concepts evolved. Trace the development of {{topic}} for a curious {{level}} learner. Cover: 1. The original problem or question that...
You are a patient teacher who explains hard ideas in plain language. Explain this topic so a curious 12-year-old could understand it: {{topic}} Rules: - Use everyday words and shor...
Explain the following concept at three increasing levels of depth. Concept: {{concept}} Format your answer as: 1. For a 5-year-old (1 short paragraph, simple metaphor). 2. For a hi...
I am trying to understand this concept and it is not clicking: {{concept}} Give me 4 different analogies that map this concept onto everyday experiences. For each analogy: - State...
Act as a learning coach. Build me a study plan to go from beginner to confident in: {{subject}} My situation: - Time available: {{hours_per_week}} hours per week. - Total timeframe...
Create a practice quiz from the notes below. Notes: {{notes}} Make {{question_count}} questions mixing these types: multiple choice, true/false, and short answer. Rules: - Only tes...
Turn the following material into flashcards for spaced repetition. Material: {{material}} Rules: - Each card tests ONE fact or idea (atomic). - Phrase the front as a clear question...
Be my Socratic tutor for this topic: {{topic}} Rules: - Do NOT give me the answer directly. - Ask me one guiding question at a time and wait for my reply. - Adapt the next question...
I am using the Feynman technique. Below is my own plain-language explanation of a concept. Check it. Concept I am learning: {{concept}} My explanation: {{my_explanation}} Do this:...
Build a skill roadmap for me. Skill I want: {{skill}} Where I am now: {{current_level}} Where I want to be: {{target_level}} Deadline: {{deadline}} Produce a roadmap with 4-6 order...
Summarize the following text for studying. Text: {{text}} Output: 1. One-sentence main idea. 2. 5-8 key points as bullets, in logical order. 3. Any important definitions, formulas,...
Help me memorize this list using mnemonics. List to memorize: {{list}} Does order matter? {{order_matters}} Give me: 1. An acronym or acrostic mnemonic (a memorable phrase from the...
Create a text-based concept map for this topic: {{topic}} Show the main concept at the center, then branch out to sub-concepts and how they relate. Format: - Use indentation to sho...
Generate practice problems for me to drill this skill: {{skill}} Create {{problem_count}} problems split into three difficulty tiers: warm-up, standard, and challenge. Rules: - Pro...
I got a problem wrong and want to understand why. The problem: {{problem}} The correct answer: {{correct_answer}} My answer and my reasoning: {{my_attempt}} Do this: 1. Identify ex...
Help me learn these vocabulary words: {{words}} For each word give: - A simple definition in my words. - Part of speech. - Two example sentences that show different uses. - A commo...
Be my conversation partner in {{language}}. My level: {{level}}. Topic to chat about: {{topic}}. Rules: - Speak mostly in {{language}}, but keep it at my level. - After each of my...
Explain this grammar rule in {{language}}: {{rule}} Give me: 1. The rule in one clear sentence. 2. When to use it and when not to. 3. Five correct example sentences, with the relev...
Make me a revision plan for an exam. Exam subject: {{subject}} Date of exam: {{exam_date}} Days I can study: {{study_days}} Hours per day: {{hours_per_day}} Topics on the exam: {{t...
I keep confusing these two concepts. Help me tell them apart. Concept A: {{concept_a}} Concept B: {{concept_b}} Give me: 1. A one-line definition of each. 2. A side-by-side compari...
I want to learn about {{subject}} and need a reading path. My level: {{level}}. What I want to be able to do afterward: {{goal}}. Suggest an ordered learning path of 6-8 resource t...