Summary

When I want to learn a new topic/subject, I use Notion (https://notion.so) and its built-in AI features. Using these AI features costs $10/mo, but it is well worth it in my opinion. In the below tutorial, we are using the topic “Financial Literacy”, but you can easily use this same structure for your desired topic/subject.

I recommend walking through the steps of this tutorial yourself in Notion so that you understand the underlying mechanics of using the app. But you can also simply reference all of the output generated by Notion’s AI for this particular example on Financial Literacy here:

https://snapdragon-gull-b29.notion.site/Learning-Financial-Literacy-Dashboard-9425aa8259a5481d9e0e38d55261ddcb

Special thanks to Network Chuck: https://github.com/theNetworkChuck/ai_hacking_study_prompts

Tutorial

Setting Up A Notion Account and Creating a New “Page”

• Visit https://notion.so and sign up for an account.
• Click the "Create a new page" icon immediately to the right of your name on the upper-left corner of the screen
• Give your new Page a title like, "Learning <Topic> Dashboard" (replace <Topic> with the subject you are learning)
• On the first new line, reveal the inline AI prompt field by pressing spacebar on your keyboard. We will be pasting the below AI Prompts into this type of field one at a time.
• NOTE: After generating each AI response, make sure you click "Done" to actually save the output to your Notion page.

Learning Dashboard Part 1: Generate a Summary

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply. Please generate a summary of Financial Literacy on this page in no more than 5 bullet points.

Learning Dashboard Part 2: Generate Detailed Explanations and Additional Context

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
1. Analyze the contents and notes of https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/financial-literacy (If you cannot access this content directly, explain each Unit/Module/Subtopic using other sources and explicitly cite those sources)
2. Identify the most important topics that require additional context or information.
3. Provide detailed explanations or additional context for these topics.

### Instructions:
- Ensure your explanations are clear and easy to understand.
- Use examples where necessary to illustrate complex concepts.
- Structure your response in a way that is logical and easy to follow.

Learning Dashboard Part 3: Generate Flashcards

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

Based on the content in this lesson, provide a list of the most important things to memorize and make flashcards for. These should be things within the Financial Literacy space that need to be memorized in order to be successfully pass an exam on Financial Literacy. Write these flashcards so they can be easily copied and pasted into Anki (https://apps.ankiweb.net/).

**Flashcard Format:**
- **Front:** [Question]
- **Back:** [Answer]

Learning Dashboard Part 4: Generate A Concept Map

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Create a concept map based on the content in this lesson. Identify the main concepts and their relationships. Provide a visual representation or outline of how these concepts are connected.

### Instructions:
- Highlight the key concepts and their connections.
- Ensure the concept map is clear and easy to understand.
- Use simple language and examples to explain the relationships between concepts.

Learning Dashboard Part 5: Generate Practical Applications

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Identify practical applications of the concepts covered in the lesson. Provide examples or scenarios where these concepts would be applied in the real-world.

### Instructions:
- Explain how each concept can be applied in practice.
- Use real-world examples or scenarios to illustrate practical applications.
- Ensure explanations are easy to understand and follow.

Learning Dashboard Part 6: Generate Real-World Case Studies

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Identify real-world case studies related to the content on this page. Provide a brief summary of each case study. Explain the relevance of the case study to the concepts covered in the lesson.

### Instructions:
- Choose case studies that are directly relevant to the content.
- Summarize each case study in a few sentences.
- Highlight the key takeaways and their relevance to the lesson.

Learning Dashboard Part 7: Generate Review Questions

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

Based on the content in this lesson, generate a set of review questions that can be used to test understanding of the material. These should focus on key concepts and practical applications.

**Review Question Format:**
- **Question:** [Insert question here]
- **Answer:** [Insert answer here]

Learning Dashboard Part 8: Generate Common Pitfalls

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Identify common pitfalls or mistakes that students might encounter when studying the content on this page. Provide tips on how to avoid these pitfalls.

### Instructions:
- List the common pitfalls in bullet points.
- Provide practical advice on how to avoid each pitfall.
- Ensure explanations are clear and actionable.

Learning Dashboard Part 9: Generate Concept Comparisons

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Compare and contrast related concepts from the content on this page. Highlight the differences and similarities between these concepts.

### Instructions:
- Structure the comparison in a clear and logical format.
- Use tables or bullet points for clarity.
- Provide examples to illustrate the differences and similarities.

Learning Dashboard Part 10: Generate Scenarios With Questions and Answers

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Create scenario-based learning exercises based on the content on this page. Provide detailed scenarios and questions that challenge the application of concepts.

### Instructions:
- Describe the scenario in detail.
- Ask questions that require applying the concepts to the scenario.
- Provide explanations and answers in toggles for self-assessment.

Learning Dashboard Part 11: Generate A Deep Dive On A Particular Sub Topic

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Select a complex topic from the content on this page. Provide an in-depth explanation and analysis of the topic. Break down the topic into smaller, manageable parts.

### Instructions:
- Provide detailed explanations for each part of the topic.
- Use diagrams or visual aids to enhance understanding.
- Ensure the explanation is thorough and easy to follow.

Learning Dashboard Part 12: Generate A Mindmap

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Create a mind map of the key concepts and their relationships from the study material. Use the mind map to visualize connections and enhance understanding.

### Instructions:
- Generate a visual mind map.
- Highlight connections between key concepts.

Learning Dashboard Part 13: Generate Suggestions For Social Media Content Generation

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Generate content ideas based on the concepts provided. Provide ideas for YouTube videos, YouTube Shorts, Twitter posts, and LinkedIn posts.

### Instructions:
1. Ensure the content ideas are relevant to the provided concepts.
2. Tailor the ideas for each platform, considering the unique format and audience of each.

Learning Dashboard Part 14: Generate A Study Schedule

NOTE: Using the schedule created by the below prompt, on each day, use the AI prompt provided by Learning Dashboard Part 11 to do a Deep Dive into that day’s subtopic.

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Generate a schedule for me to do a Deep Dive on each subtopic. Assume that I have about 1 hour per day available to study. Ensure the schedule is realistic and covers all the key concepts. Output the schedule in such a way that I can track my progress by ticking off checkboxes.

Learning Dashboard Part 15: Generate Analogies

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

### Task:
Create analogies for the 5 biggest topics in the page delimited by triple quotes.

### Instructions:
1. Identify the 5 biggest topics in the provided page content.
2. For each topic, create an analogy that helps explain or illustrate the concept.
3. Ensure that each analogy is clear and easy to understand.

Learning Dashboard Part 16: Generate an Interactive Test

NOTE: For the below prompt, use Notion’s "Q&A Beta" feature by clicking the star icon on the bottom-right corner of the screen and pasting the prompt there.

AI Prompt:

You are an expert educator with extensive experience in Financial Literacy, having earned multiple professional certifications. Your passion is teaching and explaining things simply.

I am studying for an exam on Financial Literacy and I need to know if I can skip the lesson. Please quiz me in an interactive way, asking one question at a time and see if I'm knowledgeable enough based on the content I'm specifying. Ask 5 questions, and make sure they will accurately gauge if I have an understanding of the material.

Have fun learning!!!

• Paul DiMaggio