The Feynman Technique and how to use it :)

Hey everyone and happy Tuesday! I hope everyone is having a good and steady start to their week so far. I had a rocky ending to last week but I'm hoping (by the time this is posted) that I will be able to fall back into the groove of getting things done and working hard on the things I care about.

I was looking through the past forum posts that I've created and I noticed that I have never talked about the Feynman Technique! In short, teach what you are learning to someone else. I'm going to go through it step-by-step to explain how it works!

Background:

The Feynman technique was named after Richard Feynman, a Nobel Prize winner and contributed to science in many different ways. He was known to be also a great teacher and was great at explaining his incredibly complex concepts to his students. But, you don't have to be a physicist to use his technique to help you and your homework! The idea of explaining what you are learning to someone can be used for a variety of subjects and multiple different purposes!

Richard Feynman quote: "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself- and you are the easiest person to fool."

Steps to using the Feynman technique!

Step 1) Write the name of the technique, equation, concept, or whatever that you're learning on the top of the paper.

Step 2) Explain the concept in simple English (words) or whatever language you speak. Explain it as if you're explaining it to a five-year-old! If, needed, draw out examples or practice equations so that you're constantly challenging yourself to run through the steps!

Step 3) Look into your explanation process and look for places that you're unsure or shaky on. Review the materials needed to either memorize these processes that you are unsure of or take further action to study them!

Step 4) Pinpoint any complicated terms and challenge yourself to simplify them. Look through your explanation and see if you can simplify it so that it's easier for you to understand.

Tip: Challenge your assumptions by asking yourself "why?" like a kid does. 😃

Discussion questions:

1) What is your favorite technique you use to review material that you need to go over? Do you have any thoughts on the Feynman technique that you would like to share or could you see yourself using this technique in the future?

2) What's your favorite lunch food/meal to eat?

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