15 ways to increase reading comprehension with ChatGPT

One thing I appreciate about ChatGPT is how it has helped me understand complex material. There are numerous approaches to comprehending information that are not dynamically baked into the content. Here are a few techniques I employ.

1. Ask for examples

What are examples of mapping functions in the REACT framework?

2. Ask for analogies

Using an analogy, tell me about Generative AI

3. Explain it like I am five

Explain to me like I am five the concept of Markov chains?

4. Application and use cases

What are practical use cases for a Markov chain?

5. Compare and contrast

Is the Markov chain the same thing as Bayesian modelling?

6. Ask it to explain it in terms of something else you understand

The other day, I had trouble understanding the subset clause used to filter elements in Python. I am an expert in SQL, and I know SQL also does filtering. Maybe I could relate something I knew (SQL) with something I was learning (Python)

PROMPT

Can take this statement in Python and write it into an SQL statement:

tracks_sold = tracks_invoices.groupby(['tid','name']).agg({'quantity':sum})

RESPONSE

SELECT tid, name, SUM(quantity) AS quantity_sum

FROM tracks_invoices

GROUP BY tid, name

7. Explain first principles

Elon Musk also contemplated reducing the expenses involved in developing a more economical battery for a spaceship.

Using the First Principles, what is the most effective way to reduce the cost of the industrial-strength battery?

8. Learning plan using the Pareto Principle

Please give me a learning plan to understand large learning models. My time is limited, so using the Pareto principle, provides me with the 20% things I need to learn to become 80% effective.

9. Step by Step

Explain to me how this code works step by step

10. Ask what if questions or absurd questions (reductio ad absurdum)

What would happen if I changed the gravitational constant of the universe?

11. Personas and Perspective

Explain this to me as a programmer

Explain this to me as a psychologist

Explain this to me as an economist

Explain this to me as a philosopher

12. What was the problem this concept was attempting to solve?

13. Why was this designed in this way?

14. What are some counter-arguments that refute X?

15. Deep Analysis

What are the alternatives to X, and why is X better?

What are the costs for X?

What are the opportunity costs for x?

Dependency: What are some underlying assumptions for X to be effective?

Trade-offs: Are there any trade-offs regarding X?

Causation: What conditions caused X to arise?

Past: What is the origin story for X?

Future: What is the future of X?

What are some potential black swans or unknown unknowns about X?

What are the risks of X?

Sheeraz Ullah