Topic 101

Executive Summary

summary of major points and takeaways of a topic

Core Questions

1. What is this topic?
   1. AI response
   2. My initial response
   3. After researched response
2. Why does this topic exist?
3. How is this topic implemented?
4. What areas are heavily influenced by this topic?
5. What is the cost of not knowing this topic?
6. What are the first principles?
   1. the fundamental truths that are true: a cook vs a chef:
      1. a cook follows a recipe (reasoning by analogy) but gets stuck if they do not have an ingredient
      2. a chef understands the chemistry of flavors, knowing why an ingredient is added and can substitute the ingredient for something else following the same use

Basic Overview

historical overview of the topic (key events and origin)

Sub-skill #1

crucial, nonnegotiable sub topic

Sub-skill #2

Sub-skill #3

Models/Techniques (optional)

Does this topic requires technique or a model to be understood more thoroughly?

Connection

how this topic connects with other topics or parts of life

Vocabulary

key lingo from this topic