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Feynman Technique

  • "If you can't explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it" - Richard Feynman #quotes
  • Step 1: Study the subject
    • A dynamic gathering of what you already know about the subject
    • Rearranged in a way that makes sense
    • This way it carves out the edges what we don't know
  • Step 2: Teach the subject
    • Create an audience in your head and teach it to them
    • Have a story in the lesson
  • Step 3: Identify knowledge gaps
    • Find the gaps and note it down
  • Step 4: Simplify further
    • Once you have taught the subject, try to simplify even further
  • Additional Tips
    • Limit the initial scope
    • Know just a bit more than what you are teaching