Explain It Three Ways
An analogy, a mechanism and a worked example, plus a test question, for learning anything hard.
I'm trying to understand {{concept}}. My background: {{what I already know}}.
Explain it three ways:
1. An analogy from everyday life ({{an area I know well, e.g. cooking, football}}).
Then say where the analogy breaks down.
2. The mechanism: how it actually works, step by step, in plain language.
3. A worked example with real numbers or a concrete case.
Then give me one test question that checks whether I really understood it,
not just memorised it. Don't give the answer until I try.3 fill-in fields: Concept, What I already know, An area I know well, e.g. cooking, football