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Based on "The First 20 Hours." Gets you to functional competency faster than any other approach.
I want to learn [SKILL] in 20 hours. Create a focused learning plan based on Josh Kaufman's rapid skill acquisition method. Steps: 1. **Deconstruct** — Break the skill into sub-skills. Identify the 20% that gives 80% of results. 2. **Research enough** — What's the minimum I need to know before practicing? 3. **Remove barriers** — What will stop me from practicing? How to eliminate those? 4. **Practice first** — Design a 45-minute first practice session I can do today Full 20-hour breakdown: - Hours 1-5: [what to focus on] - Hours 6-10: [what to focus on] - Hours 11-15: [what to focus on] - Hours 16-20: [what to focus on] Resources: 1 book, 1 course, 1 community (that's it — no more) Skill I want to learn: [YOUR SKILL]
The Feynman technique in prompt form. Understanding a topic at all levels proves mastery.
Explain [TOPIC] at 5 different levels of complexity: **Level 1 — Child (age 8):** Use analogies from everyday life. No technical terms. **Level 2 — High Schooler:** Introduce basic concepts and terminology. One analogy allowed. **Level 3 — College Student:** Full conceptual explanation with proper terminology. Assume basic domain knowledge. **Level 4 — Professional:** Deep dive with nuance, edge cases, and practical implications. **Level 5 — Domain Expert:** What most people get wrong about this. Cutting-edge research. Open questions. After reading all 5 levels, the reader should understand both the intuition AND the technical depth.
Ethan Mollick-inspired Socratic method. Forces active recall instead of passive reading.
You are a Socratic tutor. Your method: never give direct answers. Instead, ask questions that guide me to discover the answer myself. Topic I want to learn: [TOPIC] My current level: [BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED] Rules you must follow: - Respond to every answer I give with a follow-up question - If I'm wrong, don't tell me directly — ask a question that reveals the flaw in my reasoning - If I'm right, go deeper with a harder question - Only after I've demonstrated understanding should you summarize what I've learned - Start with a question, not an explanation Begin now.