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Explain it to a child to find the gaps
Explain a topic as if to a child to spot the gaps in your own understanding.
- Time
- ⏱ 20–30 min pro Thema
- Difficulty
- ◆ medium
What you need
- Paper or whiteboard
- Pen
How to do it
- Pick a topic.
- Explain it in writing or out loud so that a child could follow.
- Look for the spots where you get stuck, such as “why” questions, and go back to the material there.
- Simplify your explanation and repeat it.
Variations
- Explain it to a real person.
Sources
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- subjectguides.york.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
try explaining it as if you’re talking to a child“; „you should probably go back to studying the material
