My new favorite prompt just dropped.
I’m always trying to use AI to learn new skills, but it often feels like I’m just getting scattered bits of information. It’s frustrating trying to piece it all together into something I can actually use.
This prompt chain is a total game-changer. It basically turns your AI into an expert curriculum designer, building a comprehensive how-to guide on literally any topic, tailored just for you.
It works in a super smart, step-by-step way to create the perfect guide.
📜 It starts by researching: the most common questions and pain points for your topic.
🧱 Then, it builds a solid outline: with 5-7 main steps, matching the complexity to your skill level.
✍️ It writes out each section in detail: complete with clear instructions, pro tips, and warnings.
💡 It even creates a troubleshooting guide and an FAQ section: for common problems.
🚀 For those who want more: it adds advanced techniques and a glossary for jargon.
✨ Finally, it assembles everything into a polished guide: in the format you want, blog post, video script, you name it, and even suggests visuals!
✨ How It Works
It’s insanely simple. The prompt uses three main variables: `TOPIC`, `SKILLLEVEL`, and `FORMAT`. You just plug in what you want to learn, your current level, and how you want to learn it.
For example, you could set:
TOPIC=\”Healthy Cooking\”, SKILLLEVEL=\”beginner\”, FORMAT=\”infographic\”
And it will generate a complete, custom guide. The original post even mentions a tool called Agentic Workers that can run this entire chain for you with one click, but you can totally do it manually with any model.
This is one of the most practical and powerful prompts I’ve seen for structured learning. Check out the full Reddit post to grab the prompt and see the examples.
Here’s the prompt I use to learn anything
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