Teach me, then test me: the two-step study prompt
Reading an explanation feels like learning. Being quizzed on it is what makes it stick.
The prompt
Explain [topic] in under 200 words as if I am new to it. Then ask me three questions, one at a time, and wait for my answer before the next. Correct me kindly.
What Claude gave back
[Explanation of compound interest, 170 words] Question 1: If you leave £1,000 at 5% for two years with interest added yearly, how much do you have at the end?
The one-question-at-a-time rule matters. Without it Claude dumps all three and you skim them.
Retrieval beats re-reading. Making Claude wait for your answer turns a lecture into practice.