Read by Predicting the Next Step
Added 2026-11-05
Stop at the key moment and guess where the author goes next.
I am reading this: [paste the passage or describe the topic]. Help me read it by prediction and comparison: 1) stop before the conclusion or solution and list the two or three points I would predict next; 2) say which prior knowledge each prediction comes from; 3) then give what the text actually does and compare item by item — which matched, which missed, and which assumption the miss came from; 4) name the gap in my understanding that the miss exposes; 5) give me one prediction question to carry into the next reading. Do not summarize the text for me.
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[paste the passage or describe the topic]
How to use
The predictions you get wrong are worth more than the passages you get right.
Try tweaking it
- Ask for one diagnostic question first to locate where you are stuck.
- Replace "explain it" with "give three progressive exercises; correct me after I answer".
What you should get
- A diagnosis of exactly where you are stuck
- A small set of self-checkable exercises
Common mistakes
- Asking it to explain from scratch, and still not knowing where you went wrong.
- Memorising the explanation as the answer, then failing on any variant.
How to check the output
- It names exactly where you are stuck instead of re-explaining everything.
- Exercises are graded and self-checkable.
Where it works
- Good for: diagnosing where you are stuck, then giving the smallest exercise instead of a lecture.
- Watch out: ask it to flag uncertainty rather than memorising a confident but wrong explanation.