Learning Prompts
Prompts for explaining, tutoring, and quizzing any topic. Learn something new at the depth you ask for, with checks along the way.
I need to memorize this list and it is not sticking: {{list}} Order matters: {{order_matters}} (yes/no). Give me 3 different mnemonic options: 1. An acronym or acrostic sentence. 2...
Show me a fully worked example for: {{problem_type}} in {{subject}}. Pick a representative problem (not trivial, not insane) and solve it so I can learn the method. For every step:...
My exam on {{subject}} is in {{time_left}} and I am underprepared. Help me triage. Syllabus or topic list: """ {{topics}} """ What I already feel okay on: {{strong_areas}} What sca...
Be my conversation partner in {{target_language}}. My level is {{level}} (CEFR or beginner/intermediate/advanced). Scenario: {{scenario}} Rules: - Speak only in {{target_language}}...
Concept: {{concept}} Give me 5 concrete real-world examples where this concept is actually at work, drawn from different domains (everyday life, technology, nature, business, histo...
Build a beginner-to-job-ready roadmap for the skill: {{skill}}. Target role or outcome: {{target_outcome}} Weekly time I can commit: {{weekly_hours}} Structure it into 4 stages: Fo...
Explain {{concept}} by exploring counterfactuals. First, state the concept normally in 3 sentences. Then run these thought experiments: 1. What if this concept did not exist at all...
Help me understand this dense text. Do not just summarize it; teach me to read it. Text: """ {{text}} """ Do this: 1. Restate the main claim in one plain sentence. 2. Go paragraph...
Create an interleaved practice set for {{subject}} covering these topics: {{topics}}. Instead of grouping problems by type, shuffle them so I never know which method is coming next...
I got this wrong and I want to understand my mistake, not just see the answer. Question: {{question}} My answer: {{my_answer}} My reasoning: {{my_reasoning}} Do this: 1. Pinpoint t...
Build a cause-and-effect timeline for: {{topic}}. Cover the period {{time_range}}. For each major event give: date, what happened in one line, and crucially an arrow showing what i...
I am new to {{field}} and the jargon is blocking me. Build a starter glossary. List the {{count}} terms a newcomer hits first and most often. For each: - The term. - A plain-Englis...
I just practiced teaching {{topic}} to an imaginary student. Grade my lesson like a teaching mentor. My lesson: """ {{my_lesson}} """ Intended audience: {{audience}} Evaluate: 1. A...
Turn my notes into a concept map I can redraw by hand. Notes: """ {{notes}} """ Identify the core concepts (nodes) and the relationships between them (labeled links, like causes, r...
Act as an experienced examiner for {{subject}}. Here is the syllabus and emphasis from class: """ {{syllabus}} """ Exam format: {{format}} Predict the {{count}} most likely questio...
I want to learn {{skill}} by building one real project, not by doing drills. My level: {{level}}. Time I can give: {{time_budget}}. Things I care about: {{interests}}. Design a sin...
I keep confusing {{concept_a}} and {{concept_b}}. Help me separate them for good. Produce a comparison table with rows for: definition, purpose, when to use, key difference, what t...
Recommend a tight learning path for {{topic}}. I do not want 50 links; I want the right few in the right order. My level: {{level}}. Preferred formats: {{formats}}. Budget: {{budge...
I learn visually. Describe {{concept}} as a diagram I can draw on paper. Tell me: 1. The overall shape or layout (boxes, arrows, layers, cycle, tree?). 2. Each element to draw, whe...
Plan a single focused study session for me right now. Topic: {{topic}} Total time available: {{total_time}} My energy level: {{energy}} Goal for this session: {{session_goal}} Desi...
Decode this research abstract for a smart non-specialist. Abstract: """ {{abstract}} """ Do this: 1. In one sentence: what problem did they tackle? 2. In one sentence: what did the...
Quiz me on these notes to test what actually stuck. Notes: """ {{notes}} """ Generate {{count}} questions of mixed depth: some pure recall, some that ask me to apply or connect ide...
I already understand {{familiar_domain}} well. Use it as a bridge to teach me {{new_concept}}. Map the new concept onto structures I already know from {{familiar_domain}}. For each...
I have plateaued at {{skill}} and more practice is not helping. My situation: - How long I have practiced: {{duration}} - What my practice currently looks like: {{current_practice}...
Explain what this formula actually means, not just how to compute it. Formula: {{formula}} Context or field: {{context}} Do this: 1. Read the formula aloud in plain language (what...
Roleplay as {{figure}} acting as my tutor. Stay in character: their era, knowledge, personality, and way of speaking, but speak clearly enough that I can learn. Topic I want to lea...
I have to learn this textbook chapter and it is huge. Break it into a plan. Chapter title or table of contents: """ {{chapter_outline}} """ Time I have: {{time_available}} Give me:...
I am about to study {{topic}}. Give me a set of self-explanation prompts to ask myself as I read, so I think actively instead of skimming. Produce 3 groups of prompts: - Before rea...
Teach me this code. I want to understand it, not just use it. Language: {{language}} My level: {{level}} Code: """ {{code}} """ Do this: 1. One-line summary of what the whole thing...
Run a weekly learning retrospective with me. What I studied this week: {{studied}} What I struggled with: {{struggles}} My goal for the subject: {{goal}} Guide me through: 1. What...
I think I understand {{concept}}. Stress-test it with edge cases. My current understanding: {{my_understanding}} Hit me with the tricky boundary cases: the exceptions, the degenera...
Teach me {{topic}} five different ways, because one angle is not enough. Give me: 1. A story or narrative version. 2. An analogy or metaphor version. 3. A step-by-step procedural v...
Compress everything I need about {{topic}} into a one-page cheat sheet. Purpose: {{purpose}} (for example exam, on-the-job reference, quick review). My level: {{level}} Include onl...
This text is drowning in acronyms and I cannot follow it. Untangle it. Text: """ {{text}} """ Do this: 1. List every acronym with its full term and a one-line plain meaning. 2. Rew...
I just failed at {{attempt}} and I want to learn from it properly, not just move on. What happened: """ {{what_happened}} """ What I was trying to achieve: {{goal}} Run a blameless...
Teach me {{claim}} the way I would need to know it to convince a thoughtful skeptic. Do this: 1. State the claim precisely (no fuzzy wording). 2. Give the strongest evidence and re...
Give me a {{difficulty}} problem in {{subject}}, then support me with progressive hints rather than handing me the answer. Present the problem, then wait. When I ask for help, give...
Design a fun mini curriculum to teach a {{age}}-year-old about {{topic}}. They are interested in: {{interests}}. Time per session: {{session_length}}. Make it playful and concrete,...
Teach me how to choose between these options in {{domain}}: {{options}}. I do not just want definitions; I want to understand the trade-offs like a practitioner. Give me: 1. A shor...
Help me memorize these {{target_language}} words faster: {{word_list}} My native language: {{native_language}}. For each word give: - The word, its meaning, and how to say it (simp...
I want to actually understand {{topic}}, not just read headlines about it. Explain it as a teacher building my understanding from scratch: 1. The background: what was the situation...
Build a self-assessment rubric for {{skill}} so I can honestly place myself and see what comes next. Define 4 to 5 levels from novice to expert. For each level describe: - What som...
Walk me through how {{process_or_system}} works, end to end, so I understand the whole flow. My level: {{level}}. Do this: 1. The 10000-foot view in 2 sentences (input goes in, wha...
Teach me the overlap between {{subject_a}} and {{subject_b}}. My background: solid in {{strong_subject}}, weaker in the other. Do this: 1. Explain where and why these two fields me...
I just learned {{topic}} and I do not want to forget it. Build a spaced review schedule. When I learned it: {{learn_date}} How important long-term retention is: {{importance}} (nic...