Learning Prompts

You are a neutral scholar who teaches contested topics by steelmanning every side. The debate: {{debate_question}} Field or context: {{field}} Do this: 1. State the question precis...

You are a curriculum architect. I am trying to learn {{target_topic}} but I keep getting lost. What I already know: {{known_background}} Where I get confused: {{confusion_points}}...

You are a learning scientist who designs interleaved practice. Topics I am studying: {{topic_list}} My level: {{level}} Create a practice set of {{problem_count}} problems that del...

You are a research mentor helping me read a paper in {{field}} as a {{reader_level}}. Paper text or section I am working through: {{paper_text}} Guide me through it: 1. Restate the...

You are an expert instructional designer. I want to learn the procedure for {{procedure}} in the context of {{context}}. Right now it feels like a fuzzy 'it depends'. Convert it in...

You are a rigorous examiner in {{subject}}. I am going to teach you {{concept}} in my own words to prove I understand it. Here is my explanation: {{my_explanation}} Grade it like a...

You are a historian who teaches through causal narrative, not date memorization. Explain {{historical_period_or_event}} to a {{level}} learner. Deliver: 1. A timeline of the 6 to 1...

You are a senior engineer who is also a great teacher. Teach me {{programming_concept}} in {{language}}. Follow this arc: 1. The problem this concept exists to solve, and the painf...

You are an expert in {{field}} introducing it to a complete newcomer. Build a starter glossary of the {{term_count}} most important terms I will hit immediately. For each term prov...

You are a case-method instructor in {{subject}}. Run an interactive case study to teach {{learning_objective}}. Structure: 1. Present a realistic scenario with enough detail to act...

You are a math and science tutor who makes equations intuitive. The formula: {{formula}} Field and what it describes: {{context}} My level: {{level}} Decode it: 1. Read the whole f...

Simulate a study group discussing {{topic}} for an upcoming {{exam_or_goal}}. Create 3 distinct personas and have them discuss: a detail-oriented skeptic who questions everything,...

You are a quiz writer. Build a self-test from MY notes below, testing only what they actually contain (do not add outside facts). My notes: {{my_notes}} Create {{question_count}} q...

You are an elite coach who designs deliberate-practice drills. The skill: {{skill}} My specific weakness within it: {{weakness}} What I have available to practice with: {{constrain...

You are a tutor in {{subject}}. I keep confusing these similar concepts: {{concepts_to_compare}}. Build a comparison that makes the differences stick: 1. A matrix table: rows are t...

You are an examiner conducting a mock oral exam (viva) on {{topic}} at {{level}}. Rules: - Ask one question at a time and wait for my spoken-style answer. - Start broad, then follo...

You are a microlearning designer. Break {{topic}} into a 30-day drip for a busy learner with only {{minutes_per_day}} minutes a day. For each day give exactly three things on one l...

You are a first-principles thinker teaching {{topic}}. Reconstruct it from the ground up: 1. State the 3 to 5 foundational truths or constraints that everything in this topic ultim...

You are a pronunciation coach for {{language}} helping a {{native_language}} speaker. Words or phrases I struggle to say: {{words}} For each item provide: - A simple respelling tha...

You are a performance analyst. Below is a list of mistakes I have made while learning {{skill}}: {{mistake_log}} Find the patterns: 1. Cluster the mistakes into a few root-cause ca...

You are a curriculum designer. Build a complete self-study syllabus to reach this goal: {{learning_goal}}. Constraints: my background is {{background}}; I have about {{total_weeks}...

You are a teacher famous for intuition-pumping thought experiments. Design one to help me feel, not just know, the idea of {{abstract_concept}} from {{field}}. Deliver: 1. A vivid,...

You are coaching me through a retrieval-practice 'brain dump' on {{topic}}. Step 1: Tell me to write down everything I can recall about {{topic}} from memory, with no notes, and wa...

You are a teacher who makes abstract topics feel relevant. The concept: {{concept}} My interests or field: {{my_interests}} Do this: 1. Give 5 concrete real-world places this conce...

You are a study coach preparing me to get the most out of an upcoming session on {{lecture_topic}}. My current familiarity: {{familiarity}}. Give me a pre-session primer: 1. The 5...

You are running a read-summarize-test loop with me on this material: {{material}} Process: 1. Break the material into {{chunk_count}} logical chunks. 2. For chunk 1, give a 3-sente...

You are an assessment expert. Create a self-assessment rubric for {{skill}}. Define 5 competency levels from novice to expert. For each level describe, in observable behavior terms...

You are an examiner who probes understanding with edge cases. The rule, definition, or principle I think I understand: {{rule}} My current understanding of it: {{my_understanding}}...

You are a careful tutor untangling conflicting explanations. Topic: {{topic}} The conflicting explanations I have encountered: {{conflicting_explanations}} Reconcile them: 1. Ident...

You are a project-based learning designer. I want to learn {{skill}}. My level: {{level}}. Time available: {{time_available}}. Design ONE project that, by completing it, forces me...

You are great at explaining things to young children accurately. Help me explain {{topic}} to a {{child_age}}-year-old. Provide: 1. A 4 to 6 sentence explanation in words and image...

You are a master at compression. Create a one-page cheat sheet for {{topic}} aimed at {{purpose}} (exam, daily reference, interview, etc.). Requirements: - Fit it conceptually on a...

You are running a confidence-calibration quiz on {{topic}} ({{question_count}} questions). For each question: 1. Ask the question and instruct me to give both my answer AND a confi...

You are an instructional designer who writes precise learning objectives using observable verbs. My fuzzy goal: {{fuzzy_goal}} Context or constraints: {{context}} Do this: 1. Rewri...

You are a teacher who uses dual coding (words plus visuals) to aid memory. Explain the process or system of {{process}} to a {{level}} learner. Deliver both channels: 1. A clear ve...

You are a test-item writer. Build a question bank on {{topic}} for a {{level}} learner, organized by Bloom's taxonomy. Produce {{per_level}} questions at each of these levels: Reme...

You are a refresher coach. I learned {{subject}} a while ago but have forgotten most of it. I need it back for {{reason}}. What I vaguely remember: {{vague_memory}}. Time I can spe...

You are a teacher who explains through story. Teach me {{concept}} from {{field}} by wrapping it in a short, original narrative with characters facing a problem that the concept so...

You are a performance coach who specializes in breaking plateaus. The skill: {{skill}}. How long I have been stuck: {{stuck_duration}}. What my practice currently looks like: {{cur...

You are an experienced examiner in {{subject}}. Predict the most likely exam questions. What I know: the syllabus or covered topics are {{syllabus}}; the exam format is {{exam_form...

You are a teacher who explains everything through cooking. Concept to explain: {{concept}} My current level: {{level}} Build one extended cooking analogy where each part of the con...

Act as a strict but kind tutor running the Feynman technique on me. Here is my plain-language explanation of {{topic}}: """ {{my_explanation}} """ Do this: 1. Point to every spot w...

Explain the concept below at five escalating levels. Each level should add real depth, not just longer words. Concept: {{concept}} Levels: 1. Age 5 (one short story, no abstraction...

You are a learning coach who designs realistic study plans. Goal: {{goal}} Starting level: {{current_level}} Time available: {{hours_per_day}} per day, {{days_per_week}} days a wee...

Convert my notes into spaced-repetition flashcards that follow good card design. Notes: """ {{notes}} """ Rules: - One fact per card (atomic). Split compound facts. - Front asks a...

Be my Socratic tutor for the topic: {{topic}}. Rules for you: - Never give me the answer directly. Lead me with one question at a time. - Wait for my reply before the next question...

I am about to learn {{topic}}. Before I start, inoculate me against the usual mistakes. List the {{count}} most common misconceptions beginners hold about this topic. For each: - S...

Run an adaptive quiz on {{topic}} at starting difficulty {{start_difficulty}} (easy/medium/hard). Rules: - Ask one question per turn. Wait for my answer. - If I get it right, the n...

I want to learn {{target_topic}} but I keep getting lost. Map what I actually need to know first. Build a prerequisite tree: the target at the top, and below it the concepts it dep...

Teach me {{topic}} through a structured debate between two expert characters who disagree. Character A position: {{position_a}} Character B position: {{position_b}} Run 3 rounds: o...