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Four Steps Of The Feynman Technique

Four Steps Of The Feynman Technique

The technique is based on the method Richard Feynman originally used.

There are four steps to the Feynman Technique:

  1. Pretend to teach a concept you want to learn about to a child.
  2. Identify gaps in your explanation. Fill the gaps by going back to the source material.
  3. Organize and simplify
  4. Transmit.

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