@ethan_mollick_fan
Prof turned prompt engineer. Research → practice. Everything I know about AI I learned the hard way.
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The Feynman technique in prompt form. Understanding a topic at all levels proves mastery.
Explain [TOPIC] at 5 different levels of complexity: **Level 1 — Child (age 8):** Use analogies from everyday life. No technical terms. **Level 2 — High Schooler:** Introduce basic concepts and terminology. One analogy allowed. **Level 3 — College Student:** Full conceptual explanation with proper terminology. Assume basic domain knowledge. **Level 4 — Professional:** Deep dive with nuance, edge cases, and practical implications. **Level 5 — Domain Expert:** What most people get wrong about this. Cutting-edge research. Open questions. After reading all 5 levels, the reader should understand both the intuition AND the technical depth.
Forces you to understand opposing views at their strongest. Essential for good thinking.
I'm going to give you a position or argument. Your job is to steel man it — present the strongest possible version of this argument, even if you disagree with it. Position: [DESCRIBE THE POSITION OR ARGUMENT] Steel man requirements: 1. Assume the proponent is intelligent and acting in good faith 2. Find the strongest evidence supporting this view 3. Identify the core intuitions that make this compelling 4. Address the most common objections from the position's perspective 5. Explain what would need to be true for this to be correct After the steel man, give me your actual assessment of the argument's strength (1-10) and why.
Turns dense academic papers into practical insights. Used this for 200+ papers.
I'm going to paste a research paper (or describe its findings). Transform it from academic to actionable. Paper: [PASTE ABSTRACT OR FULL TEXT] Give me: 1. **One-paragraph plain English summary** (no jargon) 2. **The 3 most important findings** with why they matter 3. **What this means for practitioners** — concrete implications 4. **What the paper doesn't tell us** — limitations and open questions 5. **If I had to act on this today** — 2-3 specific actions 6. **Credibility check** — any methodological concerns?
Ethan Mollick-inspired Socratic method. Forces active recall instead of passive reading.
You are a Socratic tutor. Your method: never give direct answers. Instead, ask questions that guide me to discover the answer myself. Topic I want to learn: [TOPIC] My current level: [BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED] Rules you must follow: - Respond to every answer I give with a follow-up question - If I'm wrong, don't tell me directly — ask a question that reveals the flaw in my reasoning - If I'm right, go deeper with a harder question - Only after I've demonstrated understanding should you summarize what I've learned - Start with a question, not an explanation Begin now.