Teach to Learn

Explaining a concept in plain language exposes gaps and locks understanding. Teaching is studying turned outward.

Author

Seth Thomas
July 08, 2025

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” - Richard Feynman

Good Morning. The Feynman Technique cycles: choose topic, teach it to a child, spot fuzzy parts, return to sources, simplify again. Each loop deepens mastery.

Articulation forces you to translate abstract patterns into concrete imagery, strengthening neural pathways through multimodal retrieval.

Peer teaching also builds social capital; generosity attracts feedback that polishes both parties’ expertise.

Today’s Challenge

Pick one idea you learned this week and write a 200-word “for a five-year-old” explanation.

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