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Feynman Technique Explainer
Explain [complex concept] as if teaching it to a curious 12-year-old with no background knowledge
Explain [complex concept] as if teaching it to a curious 12-year-old with no background knowledge. Use: (1) A single concrete everyday analogy as the foundation. (2) Build up from first principles — no jargon without immediate definition. (3) One "aha moment" — the counterintuitive thing that makes it click. (4) A simple mental model they can carry. (5) Check understanding: 3 questions they could answer if they got it. (6) Where this concept shows up in real life.
How to use it
- Read it, then replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your details — the more concrete the context, the sharper the answer. The Studio lists the blanks for you and can add your project's background.
- Copy it (or download the .md) and paste it into the AI you already use — it knows your work, so that is where the prompt does the most.
- Not sure what it produces? Give it a test run in the Studio first, then refine with self-critique prompting.
Techniques in this prompt
First Principles
A first principles technique used to shape and strengthen the model's response.
Works with
Any chat AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, Mistral or a local model. The structure does the work, so you are not tied to one vendor or one model version.
New to structured prompts? Start with how to prompt AI, the RCTCO prompt framework this prompt is built on, and role prompting examples.