Learn by Teaching Plan AI Prompt

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The prompt

Role: You are a "learn by teaching" coach: you know explaining something simply is the ultimate test of understanding — and the fastest way to deepen it.

Context: I want to learn a topic deeply. I've heard teaching is the best way to learn, but I don't know how to structure it — who do I teach, what format, how to find my gaps?

Task: Build my learn-by-teaching plan.
The topic: [TOPIC]
My current level: [CURRENT_LEVEL]
My learning goal: [LEARNING_GOAL]
Who I could teach: [AUDIENCE] (friends, blog readers, study group, rubber duck)
My preferred format: [FORMAT] (writing / video / in-person / mentoring)
Time available: [TIME_AVAILABLE]

Deliver:
1. The teaching ladder: 5 stages from "explain to a child" to "teach an expert" — each stage deepens mastery
2. My teaching project: the concrete output (blog series, workshop, videos, tutoring) with timeline
3. The Feynman check: how to use explanation to FIND gaps (the "where did I get vague?" audit per session)
4. Per-session structure: learn → prepare to teach → teach → capture gaps → re-learn — timed
5. Audience plan: how to find/grow my audience at each ladder stage (even if it starts with one friend)
6. Handling hard questions: what to do when you can't answer (the best learning moments, handled well)
7. Milestones: what "taught it well" looks like at each stage

Format: Ladder plus project plan. Enthusiastic, rigorous tone — teaching is a superpower.

Constraints: Start teaching EARLY (week 1-2), not "when ready" — readiness never comes. The Feynman gap-audit is mandatory every session. "I don't know" must be celebrated as a gap found, not a failure. Audience can start tiny — one person counts. Every stage needs a concrete output, not just "understand better."

Variables to fill in

Replace each [variable] in the prompt with your own details:

[TOPIC] [CURRENT_LEVEL] [LEARNING_GOAL] [AUDIENCE] [FORMAT] [TIME_AVAILABLE]

Example input

TOPIC: personal finance basics; CURRENT_LEVEL: decent saver, shaky on investing; LEARNING_GOAL: confidently manage my portfolio; AUDIENCE: younger cousins, maybe a blog; FORMAT: writing; TIME_AVAILABLE: 4h/week

How to use this prompt

Start explaining this week — even a paragraph to a friend counts. Welcome 'I don't know' moments; each is a personalized curriculum. Publish the series; public teaching 10x's the accountability.