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Claude can now teach you how to think using the exact method Richard Feynman used at Caltech for 40 years.
Most people use Claude to get answers.
These 5 prompts use it to rewire how fast you learn anything 👇
Most people use Claude to get answers.
These 5 prompts use it to rewire how fast you learn anything 👇
1/ The Confusion Locator
Feynman said the first step in understanding anything is being honest about what you actually don't understand versus what you just can't explain.
Most people confuse familiarity with understanding.
They've heard a term enough times that it feels known. But the moment they try to explain it, the gaps appear.
"I think I understand [concept] but I want to test that. Ask me to explain it to you as if you're a curious 12-year-old who has never heard of it. After I explain it, tell me: where did my explanation break down or get vague? Where did I use words that assume prior knowledge the 12-year-old wouldn't have? Where did I skip a logical step that I assumed was obvious? Give me a precise list of every gap you found. Those gaps are exactly what I don't actually understand yet."
The gaps this prompt surfaces are more valuable than anything you'd learn from re-reading the source material.
Because they're your specific gaps.
Not the gaps of the average reader.
Feynman said the first step in understanding anything is being honest about what you actually don't understand versus what you just can't explain.
Most people confuse familiarity with understanding.
They've heard a term enough times that it feels known. But the moment they try to explain it, the gaps appear.
"I think I understand [concept] but I want to test that. Ask me to explain it to you as if you're a curious 12-year-old who has never heard of it. After I explain it, tell me: where did my explanation break down or get vague? Where did I use words that assume prior knowledge the 12-year-old wouldn't have? Where did I skip a logical step that I assumed was obvious? Give me a precise list of every gap you found. Those gaps are exactly what I don't actually understand yet."
The gaps this prompt surfaces are more valuable than anything you'd learn from re-reading the source material.
Because they're your specific gaps.
Not the gaps of the average reader.
2/ The First Principle Finder
Feynman never started from the middle of a subject.
He always started from what was actually true at the most fundamental level the irreducible facts that everything else in the field was built on top of.
His first Caltech lecture didn't start with Newton's laws.
It started with the atomic hypothesis. The one idea that if everything else was lost to science would contain the most information in the fewest words.
"I am trying to understand [subject]. Don't teach me the standard curriculum. First: what is the single most fundamental true statement about this subject? The one idea that if I understood it completely would make every other concept in this field easier to learn? Build my understanding from that single statement outward, adding only one layer of complexity at a time, and stopping to check whether each layer is actually clear before adding the next."
The student who starts from first principles always overtakes the one who started from the textbook.
Because foundations compound.
Surface knowledge doesn't.
Feynman never started from the middle of a subject.
He always started from what was actually true at the most fundamental level the irreducible facts that everything else in the field was built on top of.
His first Caltech lecture didn't start with Newton's laws.
It started with the atomic hypothesis. The one idea that if everything else was lost to science would contain the most information in the fewest words.
"I am trying to understand [subject]. Don't teach me the standard curriculum. First: what is the single most fundamental true statement about this subject? The one idea that if I understood it completely would make every other concept in this field easier to learn? Build my understanding from that single statement outward, adding only one layer of complexity at a time, and stopping to check whether each layer is actually clear before adding the next."
The student who starts from first principles always overtakes the one who started from the textbook.
Because foundations compound.
Surface knowledge doesn't.
1/ This is a chilling and profound account of a conversation, posted 4/9/2026 to Facebook, between Robert George and his Palestinian coworker. It highlights the vast ideological gap and the "second nature" of radicalization.
Here is the conversation adapted into an X thread.🧵
Here is the conversation adapted into an X thread.🧵
2/ "Do you support Israel or Palestine?"
Robert George, a Jewish man, recounts a conversation with a Palestinian coworker that began with this question. He simply raised his Star of David. What followed was a window into a worldview that is as matter-of-fact as it is terrifying.
Robert George, a Jewish man, recounts a conversation with a Palestinian coworker that began with this question. He simply raised his Star of David. What followed was a window into a worldview that is as matter-of-fact as it is terrifying.
3/ She immediately pivoted to Gaza and accusations of genocide. Robert’s response: "I’m not okay with kids dying anywhere."
She stated her belief that one day Arab nations would rise up, kill all Israelis, and "free Palestine."
She stated her belief that one day Arab nations would rise up, kill all Israelis, and "free Palestine."
Some more thoughts on KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping:
1. Cheng went heavy on her emphasis of the shared Chinese heritage, the mention that both sides of the Taiwan Strait are "one family" and belong to the "Chinese nation." There are even some lines that mirror the Chinese Communist Party's official narrative, in which Cheng said both sides of the Taiwan Strait will be dedicated to fulfilling the "rejuvenation" of the Chinese nation.
1. Cheng went heavy on her emphasis of the shared Chinese heritage, the mention that both sides of the Taiwan Strait are "one family" and belong to the "Chinese nation." There are even some lines that mirror the Chinese Communist Party's official narrative, in which Cheng said both sides of the Taiwan Strait will be dedicated to fulfilling the "rejuvenation" of the Chinese nation.
These remarks reflect Cheng's attempt to appeal to Beijing's expectations, and it will be a high-risk gambit, as while the Chinese leadership might approve her messaging, many in the Taiwanese society, including some in her party, might not agree with the degree to which she has tried to align her messaging with Beijing's narrative.
2. The messaging from Xi is softer than usual, as he did not mention the "One China principle," which should be interpreted as Beijing's attempt to maintain the baseline message of peace and facilitate a more productive relationship with the KMT.
Who are responsible for the destruction of Knossos in 1370 BC?
SCENARIO ONE:
A despotic Mycenaean palatial elite based in Knossos oppresses the local Minoan population, who eventually revolt.
#Mycenaeans #Minoans
SCENARIO ONE:
A despotic Mycenaean palatial elite based in Knossos oppresses the local Minoan population, who eventually revolt.
#Mycenaeans #Minoans
1/ Around 1450 BC a Mycenaean ruling elite settled in Knossos, imposing its domination over most of Crete through force of arms and a robust palatial bureaucracy whose the main task was the detailed control over every activity.
2/ Particular importance was given to recording all productive activities in order to tax everything with strict accuracy, while at the same time a detailed record was made of the owners of land or herds and what obligations they had towards the elite of Knossos.
DIGITAL ARREST SCAM🚨
FULL LIVE RECORDING.
First time I have posted this thread in 2024, but still, I came to know that many people are getting trapped in this scam every day, and all this money goes abroad.
For awareness, I am reposting this thread.
Please share maximum.
FULL LIVE RECORDING.
First time I have posted this thread in 2024, but still, I came to know that many people are getting trapped in this scam every day, and all this money goes abroad.
For awareness, I am reposting this thread.
Please share maximum.
2. First, I received a call from an unknown number informing me that my mobile numbers would be blocked in the next 4 hours as they were being used for harassment and financial fraud.
Scammers make this call in the name of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India @TRAI.
Scammers make this call in the name of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India @TRAI.
3. Next, they told me to reach the Lucknow police station in UP in 12 hours or register my statement on a WhatsApp video call.
Any normal person will choose the second option.
Because I wanted to record this scam, I acted like a dumb, afraid person!
Any normal person will choose the second option.
Because I wanted to record this scam, I acted like a dumb, afraid person!
I was wondering why Persian nationalists sympathize with the Iranian monarchy. I've been collecting data a bit, and here I'll post some links to the research. The reason is simple: the Iranian monarchs were Persian patriots.
We know that many Persian nationalists are opposed to the Islamic regime:
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A Comparative Study of the Status of National Identity and Ethnic Identity
in Two Discourses: Pahlavi and the Islamic Republic
Case Study: The Kurdish Ethnicity in Iran
.jcrir.ut.ac.ir/article_103307…
in Two Discourses: Pahlavi and the Islamic Republic
Case Study: The Kurdish Ethnicity in Iran
.jcrir.ut.ac.ir/article_103307…
Don't save this. Read it. Right now.
Every Indian says "protein is too expensive."
4 eggs: ₹28.
200g curd: ₹15.
50g soya chunks: ₹8.
100g chana: ₹12.
1 scoop whey: ₹90.
Total: ₹153. Protein: 85g+.
Here's the full day - meal by meal:
Every Indian says "protein is too expensive."
4 eggs: ₹28.
200g curd: ₹15.
50g soya chunks: ₹8.
100g chana: ₹12.
1 scoop whey: ₹90.
Total: ₹153. Protein: 85g+.
Here's the full day - meal by meal:
4 eggs - scrambled, boiled, or omelette. Whatever you like. 200g curd on the side.
Protein: 30g. Cost: ₹43. Time: 7-10 minutes.
That's more protein than most Indians eat in an entire day. Before 9 AM.
Vegetarian? Swap eggs for 50g soya bhurji + 200g curd. Same protein. ₹23.
Protein: 30g. Cost: ₹43. Time: 7-10 minutes.
That's more protein than most Indians eat in an entire day. Before 9 AM.
Vegetarian? Swap eggs for 50g soya bhurji + 200g curd. Same protein. ₹23.
Whatever your ghar ka khana is - roti, sabzi, dal, rice. Don't change it.
Just add 100g cooked chana. On the side. Cold, warm, chaat style - doesn't matter.
Protein from chana: 8-9g. Protein from dal + roti: 8-10g. Total lunch protein: ~18g. Cost of adding chana: ₹12.
One addition. No meal replacement. No fancy food.
Just add 100g cooked chana. On the side. Cold, warm, chaat style - doesn't matter.
Protein from chana: 8-9g. Protein from dal + roti: 8-10g. Total lunch protein: ~18g. Cost of adding chana: ₹12.
One addition. No meal replacement. No fancy food.
Labour’s "Fair" Work Agency launched this week. It might look like just another quango, but don’t be fooled.
I’ve been through the documents. This is an anti-jobs regulator with Stasi-like powers of search, arrest, and surveillance.
Here's Labour's next job killer... 🧵
I’ve been through the documents. This is an anti-jobs regulator with Stasi-like powers of search, arrest, and surveillance.
Here's Labour's next job killer... 🧵
The origin of this latest attack on jobs is in the (Un)Employment Rights Act Labour passed last year.
This was Angela Rayner’s magnum opus, and the far left made sure it still got through without her.
As I've long warned, employers responded by cutting jobs and hiring.
This was Angela Rayner’s magnum opus, and the far left made sure it still got through without her.
As I've long warned, employers responded by cutting jobs and hiring.
The Employment Rights Act combined three regulators you've probably never heard of — "the EAS, GLAA, and HMRC-NMW".
The Government called this "streamlined."
But its budget of £60.1 million is a 27% increase on the old three bodies, with huge new powers.
The Government called this "streamlined."
But its budget of £60.1 million is a 27% increase on the old three bodies, with huge new powers.
Tamil Nadu SIR | #SupremeCourt hears plea by person deleted from electoral roll.
Senior Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan: I was on the list throughout from 2007. I have my passport my aadhar my earlier epic. What more proof do I need? Now when I want to file my nomination I cannot.
Senior Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan: I was on the list throughout from 2007. I have my passport my aadhar my earlier epic. What more proof do I need? Now when I want to file my nomination I cannot.
Sankarnarayanan: organised political parties are different. I am an independent candidate.
Senior Advocate DS Naidu for ECI: it is too late
Sankarnarayanan: I don't understand why the election commission should get concerned with it. Why do you want to exclude people?
Senior Advocate DS Naidu for ECI: it is too late
Sankarnarayanan: I don't understand why the election commission should get concerned with it. Why do you want to exclude people?
Sankarnarayanan: when somebody comes to the Supreme Court of India with every single piece of evidence over the last 15 years, I have my passport, what more am I supposed to show? Passport is proof of citizenship you should automatically add everybody who has a passport.
Can #LongCOVID brain fog be treated via the nose?
➡️ New research shows nasal anti-CD3 antibody therapy improves cognition in a Long COVID model.
👉 A noninvasive immunotherapy approach.
➡️ Key mechanism:
👉 Boosts regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the brain
➡️ Helps suppress harmful neuroinflammation
➡️ What changes in the brain?
• ↓ Microglial & astrocyte activation (gliosis)
• ↑ Neurogenesis
• Improved short-term memory
👉 Direct impact on brain repair. 1/
➡️ New research shows nasal anti-CD3 antibody therapy improves cognition in a Long COVID model.
👉 A noninvasive immunotherapy approach.
➡️ Key mechanism:
👉 Boosts regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the brain
➡️ Helps suppress harmful neuroinflammation
➡️ What changes in the brain?
• ↓ Microglial & astrocyte activation (gliosis)
• ↑ Neurogenesis
• Improved short-term memory
👉 Direct impact on brain repair. 1/
Microglia were “reprogrammed”:
👉 From inflammatory (NF-κB driven)
➡️ To regulatory/repair phenotype (TGFβ, phagosome pathways)
Clinical relevance:
👉 LongCOVID patients with neurological symptoms show reduced circulating Tregs
➡️ Supports immune dysregulation as a key driver. 2/
👉 From inflammatory (NF-κB driven)
➡️ To regulatory/repair phenotype (TGFβ, phagosome pathways)
Clinical relevance:
👉 LongCOVID patients with neurological symptoms show reduced circulating Tregs
➡️ Supports immune dysregulation as a key driver. 2/
Take-home messages:
👉 Targeting neuroinflammation + immune regulation may reverse cognitive impairment
⚠️ Still preclinical—but highly promising
Key takeaway:
👉 A nasal immune therapy that reprograms brain inflammation may offer a new path to treating Long COVID brain fog. 3/3
@VirusesImmunity
biorxiv.org/content/10.648…
👉 Targeting neuroinflammation + immune regulation may reverse cognitive impairment
⚠️ Still preclinical—but highly promising
Key takeaway:
👉 A nasal immune therapy that reprograms brain inflammation may offer a new path to treating Long COVID brain fog. 3/3
@VirusesImmunity
biorxiv.org/content/10.648…
1/7) We are excited to share our preprint, where we present a method to measure thrombo-inflammation that lead to systemic thrombotic endothelialitis in Long COVID, other post-viral and inflammatory diseases in general: with @dbkell and lead author Anél Thompsonbiorxiv.org/content/10.648…
2/7) Why do we say Long COVID is characterized by thrombotic endothelialitis
In Long COVID, the blood does not behave normally
It becomes more “sticky” and inflammatory.
This affects how blood flows through small vessels and may contribute to many symptoms
In Long COVID, the blood does not behave normally
It becomes more “sticky” and inflammatory.
This affects how blood flows through small vessels and may contribute to many symptoms
3/7) We looked at a key interaction in the blood:
Platelets (cells that help clot)
+
Monocytes (immune cells)
When they stick together, they form platelet–monocyte aggregates (PMAs)
Platelets (cells that help clot)
+
Monocytes (immune cells)
When they stick together, they form platelet–monocyte aggregates (PMAs)
