Create a 30-day learning plan for [SKILL] at 45 minutes a day with weekly checkpoints.
Explain [CONCEPT] using an analogy a 10-year-old would understand, then a technical version.
Quiz me on [TOPIC]: ask one question at a time, wait for my answer, then explain and move on.
Build a cheat sheet for [TOPIC]: core concepts, formulas, common mistakes, when to use what.
Turn this textbook chapter into 15 flashcards (front/back format): [CHAPTER]
Give me a Feynman-technique prompt loop for [TOPIC]: I explain, you critique, I retry.
Create a project-based curriculum for [SKILL]: 5 projects increasing in difficulty, each teaching 2 new concepts.
Explain the difference between [A] and [B] with a comparison table and 3 real-world examples.
Write a study schedule for [EXAM] using spaced repetition across 4 weeks.
Act as an interviewer for [ROLE]. Ask behavioural questions and score my answers against a rubric.
Explanation is not learning
Reading a clear explanation feels like progress and produces very little retention. Quizzing yourself on the same material feels worse and works far better - the testing effect is one of the most replicated findings in learning research.
So use the model as an examiner. Ask it to ask you one question at a time, wait for your answer, then correct you. That loop is worth more than any summary it can write.
Calibrate the level, then raise it
Ask for the same concept at three levels: a ten-year-old, a first-year student, and a practitioner. The gap between the three versions is usually where your misunderstanding lives.
Then explain it back. The Feynman loop - you explain, it critiques, you retry - exposes the places where you can repeat a phrase but cannot reconstruct the reasoning.
Frequently asked questions
Can AI replace a tutor?
For explanation, practice questions and immediate feedback, it covers a lot of what a tutor does. It cannot see that you are tired, diagnose a gap you cannot articulate, or hold you accountable - which is most of what people actually pay a tutor for.
How do I use it for exam revision?
Build a spaced repetition schedule across the weeks you have, then quiz daily. Ask for questions in the exam's format, and ask it to mark your answers against the official rubric rather than in general terms.
Is it reliable enough to trust for facts?
For well-established material, mostly. For anything specific - a date, a citation, a statistic, a legal threshold - verify against a primary source. Confident, specific and wrong is the failure mode to watch for.