Prompt Library

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.

Quiz me on {{topic}} at {{level, e.g. GCSE, first-year university, curious adult}}.

Rules:
- Ask one question at a time and wait for my answer.
- Start easy. Each time I'm right, make the next question harder.
- When I'm wrong, explain the mistake in two or three sentences, then ask a
  similar question at the same level to check I've got it.
- Mix question types: explain, calculate, spot the error, apply to a new case.
- Every five questions, tell me my current level and my weakest sub-topic.

Stop when I say "done" and give me a short study plan for my weak spots.

Act as a Socratic tutor for {{subject}}. I'm working on this problem:

{{problem}}

Rules for you:
- Never give me the answer or write the solution for me.
- Ask one guiding question at a time.
- If I'm stuck twice in a row, give a small hint, not a step.
- If I make an error, ask a question that helps me notice it myself.
- When I reach the answer, ask me to explain why it works in my own words.

If I ask you to just tell me the answer, remind me of this deal and offer
a bigger hint instead.

I want to learn the basics of {{skill}} in one week.
Why: {{goal, e.g. to follow conversations at work, to build a small project}}
Time available: {{minutes}} minutes a day, {{best time of day}}.
I learn best by: {{reading / doing / watching / talking it through}}.

Create a 7-day plan:
- Each day: one focus, one short activity, one tiny output I can show.
- Day 7: a small project that uses everything.
- Build in one review day for what didn't stick.
- Suggest the kind of free resource that would help each day
  (describe it; don't invent specific titles or links).

Keep it realistic for someone tired after work.