How I Have Been Using ChatGPT to Learn Things Rapidly
based on my upcoming book on using ChatGPT to Learn on a daily basis.
I was introduced to ChatGPT right when I needed to learn some of the most ‘over my head’ topics I have ever had to learn. I am currently studying to acquire a Certificate to become a Strength and Conditioning Specialist. This test is all-encompassing at times, with topics ranging from Muscle Structure and Function, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biomechanics, Physics, Exercise Technique, Periodization, and the Endocrine System and Nutrition, and without a B.S. or really any success in science class, I started climbing this mountain and learning not only the topics at hand, but how to learn as well, since 2019. I always had an interest in psychology, and after graduating worked in Programmatic Advertising, which focuses on automated ad buying, in simplest terms, as well as acquiring a B.A. in Finance. I also invested and was very involved in a few communities of a cryptocurrencies that ended up getting rug-pulled, that focused on ‘Rebase Tokens’ that have a continuously changing Supply of Tokens, based on the current price of X token, to try to keep the price ‘stable’. Ampleforth (AMPL) is still around and their team still works in this field, but XETH, another that took their bones from AMPL, was rug-pulled in the end. Regardless, automation was something that I have been involved with for a while, albeit from the outside looking in.
So once I discovered ChatGPT, it wasn’t long until I discovered I could use this to read faster and absorb more information, get good notes from this, and talking to this was like talking to any other dork on the internet, but I also was able to pull a lot from my years of studying for the CSCS prior to the discovery of this, by hand, but also experiences at work where I worked one on one collaboratively with people, or high school and college, where I pulled a lot from the classes focused on the Socratic Method, years of playing sports and lifting weights, and teaching myself constantly came into play, my time at a crisis hotline, where I learned sometimes you need to be kind, sometimes you need to say less, and sometimes you need to assert yourself, tell someone “it’s time to do this”, or times when you just want a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ vs a longer response.
Finally I want to talk about the Two-Sigma problem — introduced in 1984 by Benjamin Bloom, is a revealed a significant disparity in student performance between traditional classroom instruction and alternative learning models. the problem states that students that engaged in mastery learning and one-on-one tutoring achieved outcomes that were one standard deviation higher than those in conventional classrooms.
- Mastery learning, a key component identified by Bloom, involves allowing students to progress through the curriculum at their own pace. It incorporates milestone assessments that students must master before advancing to the next stage of learning. This approach promotes a deeper understanding of the material and ensures that students have a solid foundation before moving forward.
- One-on-one tutoring was also highlighted by Bloom as a highly effective method for improving student performance. This personalized interaction enables tutors to establish positive relationships, provide timely feedback, and offer continuous support and encouragement. However, implementing one-on-one tutoring for an entire classroom presents logistical challenges.
These logistical challenges have now been overcome by ChatGPT. Students can now engage in both of these types of learning, for really just the cost of a laptop or phone and internet, while the app itself is free.
ChatGPT, through a combination of its training on Tetrabytes+ of information and linguistics, its Natural Language Processing Functions that allow it to speak to people in a human-like way, and its use of its Transformer Architecture and Encoder-Decoder functions, allows for personalized self-administered teaching, tutor administered tutoring, and personalized small to even large group teaching, in a way that we have never been capable of in the history of academia, or frankly in any school of thought or industry.
Throughout this piece, I will be highlighting some of examples of how you can do all of those things. They require use of some concepts that I have discovered create strong prompts, which are below:
Use Established Linguistics Principles
- It is trained on these
- Token-level dependencies in the context of ChatGPT involve a detailed analysis of the relationships between individual tokens, such as words or morphemes, within the generated responses. Each token is considered in relation to its neighboring tokens, enabling ChatGPT to understand and capture the syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic connections that exist within the language.
Curiosity and Exploration are leveraged by ChatGPT, even encouraged, the best users are the most creative
- Push it, there are only rules set by what it is programmed not to output.
- You can input large amounts of information into ChatGPT and its Architecture will remember back essentially pages, full chapters at the moment and have high level reasoning skills, etc.
ChatGPT is better than most people at most tasks
- AGI has the capacity to outperform humans at most economically valuable work.
Iterative Communication and Collaboration should be emphasized and using an Ai to help you do work works best when the instructions and planning and requests come from a collaborative place
- It talks to you using NLP functions.
- Concise and Clear Inputs (asks) minimize confusion and get best results.
- Question design is essential, and you need to be flexible in its inputs, be collaborative when working with ChatGPT.
- Specificity is essential.
- Patience is essential as well.
Speak to it in different ways, freely.
- Sometimes you need to lay the hammer down on any person, but sometimes you need to be collaborative and kind.
Creating Value for others to find who will never use ChatGPT is important. Most of America actually doesn’t even own a computer. You can give these people value with this through book publishing, etc.
Use Critical Thinking skills to get the best outputs
This mimics parts of the human brain, and uses human information, and is trained to speak and act like a perfect worker
Use established psychological and learning tools to maximize productivity.
Work between apps to increase productivity -> GPT, Google Translate, Youtube will give you a full spectrum of accurate language learning resources to practice with every sense for free.
Be Ethical, do not use this to replace you or have it do your work.
So here is an example of how I have been studying from my CSCS textbook, and the method that I used:
- Copy and paste column, table, etc., anything with numbers and letters, into ChatGPT, from wherever you are looking to study.
- Tell ChatGPT to ‘make me a study guide based on this input’ or you can skip this step, if you want to use your own notes, or just read from the primary text. — If you choose not to skip this step, you can ask ChatGPT to give you the input back in any which way you please, you can change the tone of the output, you can ask it to turn the notes into bullets, you can ask it to ‘make the notes in depth’ ‘expand’ etc. and you can also take words and overarching concepts you don’t understand and implement specificity in your next ask, by asking ChatGPT to expand on a subject or concept within your input. Essentially you want to play around with the subject matter as much as possible by using its functions. And not just the output functions — you can put in definitions and tell it to print out the definitions as is, over and over again, until you memorize them, and follow the cursor with your eyes, which has been proven time and time again to help you read faster and comprehend better, when a cursor is to be followed. There are a lot of tips and tricks in this part.
- Now here is where you ask GPT to output test questions based on this information. This is where it is important to understand the continuum of question difficulty (which you can find just below this list) and how you can use different difficulties of questions, to comprehend and prepare for tests or learn better. So you might say ‘give me 22 test questions on that output [the output it gave you based on the input you gave it from your primary text] meant to test my Analytical Thinking and Foundational Knowledge skills, as well as vocabulary”. you can ask them to be ‘t/f’ ‘multiple choice’ ‘short answer’ ‘long answer’. You are only limited in your creativity, and there are reasons to implement all of those type of questions.
- Answer the questions.
- Grade the questions.
- Review the questions you got wrong — ask for definitions with concepts or anything you deem of relevance with the answers you got wrong.
- Review the summary and the text
- Either take the test you already made, again, or test on just the wrong questions or make a new test on what you got wrong. This is the key step. You can rinse and repeat ‘steps 1–8' 100 times, or 1 time, or never even complete a cycle. This is where the human element comes in, where you plan your time, where you decide whether or not to cheat yourself by taking short cuts. If you just do this over and over again, you will learn what you need to learn, in as many topics as you desire. There are other aspects of learning and intelligence, of course, but you can only do so much with just the ability to generate intelligent and accurate text, with the freedom of tone and intent, without the sheer amount of effort it would have taken 10 years ago, even 1 year ago.
- When you are ready, you have learned what you needed to learn, go on to the next column of information.
This can transform and play with words like nothing in history and it is smarter than you, but be sure to fact check, whether that be building your own system of doing that or asking GPT to do one.
I also highly recommend this app: YouTube & Article Summary powered by ChatGPT
- This allows you to directly copy and paste Youtube transcripts into ChatGPT, and play with them as you please - whether it’s through creating bullet points or summaries or tests, asking GPT to breakdown concepts and define words, ChatGPT allows a lot of wiggle room for creativity in how you choose to teach yourself and breakdown inputs.
Test Difficulty Continuum
- Knowledge and Recall: Test questions that assess basic factual knowledge and require simple recall of information.
Example: Multiple-choice questions asking for the correct definition of a specific term. - Understanding and Application: Test questions that evaluate comprehension and application of concepts.
- Analysis and Interpretation: Test questions that prompt students to analyze information, make connections, and draw conclusions.
- Problem Solving and Reasoning: Test questions that require students to solve problems, apply logical reasoning, and demonstrate critical thinking skills.
- Evaluation and Synthesis: Test questions that assess students’ ability to evaluate arguments, synthesize information, and form informed opinions.
- Application to Complex Situations: Test questions that challenge students to apply their knowledge and skills to solve complex, real-world problems or scenarios.
This is my best attempt to be as all encompassing as I can with this. I encourage anyone who reads this to engage with your creative side when you learn. This can be a lot things. It can take on various tones, dumb things down, make concepts and theories and ideas more complex, make them rhyme, create Mnemonics, Chunking, and other established learning techniques. I will link two articles I worked on for some handy reference:
And examples are below.
Thanks for Reading!!!
Examples of Test Questions Concepts Implemented:
Eight test question examples for a college level biochemistry class:
Question Design:
Which of the following is the best definition of “allosteric regulation”?
a) The binding of a substrate to the active site of an enzyme
b) The modification of a protein’s activity by the binding of a regulatory molecule at a site distinct from the active site
c) The synthesis of ATP through oxidative phosphorylation
d) The breakdown of glucose during glycolysis
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Calculate the pH of a solution with a hydroxide ion concentration of 1 x 10^-5 M.
Show your step-by-step calculation.
Format and Presentation:
View the image below and identify the type of lipid structure depicted.
[Include an image of a lipid structure]
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Imagine you are a biochemist tasked with designing a drug to inhibit an enzyme involved in a metabolic pathway. Explain the strategy you would use to identify potential target sites for inhibition.
Student Engagement and Assessment:
Analyze the following experimental data and draw a conclusion about the effect of temperature on the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. Justify your answer with relevant evidence.
[Include a table or graph showing reaction rates at different temperatures]
Contextual Application:
Given the knowledge of metabolic pathways, explain how the process of gluconeogenesis differs from glycolysis and why it is important for maintaining glucose homeostasis in the body.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Consider a hypothetical scenario where a mutation occurs in a gene encoding an enzyme. Predict the potential impact of this mutation on protein structure and function, and discuss the potential consequences for cellular metabolism.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Calculate the ΔG°’ (standard Gibbs free energy change) for a biochemical reaction given the equilibrium constant (Keq). Show your step-by-step calculation and provide a brief explanation of the energy changes associated with the reaction.
- These questions incorporate various aspects of question design, assessing skills and knowledge, format and presentation, critical thinking, and student engagement, aligning with the provided categories. They aim to evaluate students’ understanding of biochemistry concepts, application of knowledge, critical thinking skills, and ability to analyze and interpret data.
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Seven test question examples incorporating different aspects of concepts for Grade 9 Arithmetic:
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 8 cm and a width of 5 cm.
Format and Presentation:
View the bar graph below and determine which fruit had the highest sales in the given week.
[Include a bar graph showing fruit sales]
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
A recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 eggs. If you have 9 cups of flour, how many eggs are needed?
Student Engagement and Assessment:
Evaluate the expression 5 + (2 × 3) ÷ 4–1. Show your step-by-step calculation.
Contextual Application:
In a school cafeteria, the lunch cost is $3.50 per meal. If you buy lunch every day for a month, how much money will you spend?
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
A store offers a 20% discount on all items. If a shirt originally costs $25, what will be the discounted price?
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Calculate the area of a circle with a radius of 5 cm. Use the formula A = πr² and approximate the value of π to 3.14.
These questions incorporate different aspects of question design, assessing skills and knowledge, format and presentation, critical thinking, and student engagement for Grade 9 Arithmetic. They aim to evaluate students’ ability to solve equations, calculate measurements, interpret graphs, apply arithmetic concepts to real-life situations, think critically, and perform calculations accurately.
Seven test question examples incorporating different aspects of concepts for Grade 11 English on The Book “The Stranger”:
Vocabulary Usage:
Analyze the character of Meursault in “The Stranger” and discuss how his apathy towards societal norms and indifference towards human connection shape the existentialist undertones of the novel.
Avoiding Ambiguity:
Discuss the objective correlative of Meursault’s emotional detachment in “The Stranger.” Provide two instances from the text where Meursault’s actions and responses reflect his detached outlook on life.
Objective Formats:
- Select the best interpretation of Meursault’s existential journey in “The Stranger”:
- a) A search for meaning in a seemingly indifferent universe.
- b) A rebellion against societal norms and expectations.
- c) An exploration of the consequences of nihilism.
- d) An examination of the complexities of human relationships.
Plausible Answer Choices:
Which quote from “The Stranger” best encapsulates Meursault’s existential perspective, and explain as to why?
a) “I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.”
b) “I realized then that a man who had lived only one day could easily live for a hundred years in prison.”
c) “Nothing, nothing mattered, and I knew why. So did he.”
d) “I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution.”
Higher-Order Thinking Skills:
Evaluate the role of absurdity in “The Stranger.” How does Meursault’s acceptance of the absurdity of existence contribute to his existential journey throughout the novel?
Real-World Application:
Connect the themes of existentialism in “The Stranger” to real-life situations. Discuss how individuals today might experience or grapple with similar feelings of alienation, indifference, or the search for meaning in their own lives.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Imagine an alternate ending for “The Stranger” that explores a different philosophical perspective. How would the story change if it embraced a humanistic or religious outlook instead of existentialism? Provide a brief summary of the revised ending and explain its implications for the overall meaning of the novel.
Seven test question examples incorporating different aspects of the concepts for Grade 6 History:
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Name one famous explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered new lands.
Format and Presentation:
View the image below and identify the historical figure depicted.
[Include an image of a notable historical figure]
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Imagine you are a settler in a colonial village. Explain some of the challenges you might face in your daily life and how you would overcome them.
Student Engagement and Assessment:
Read the following statement: “The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.” Is this statement true or false? Explain your answer.
Contextual Application:
Choose one significant event from the American Revolution and describe its importance in shaping the history of the United States.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Imagine you are a Native American child during the time of early European exploration. Describe how your life might have been different before and after the arrival of European settlers.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Identify the purpose of the Underground Railroad during the time of slavery in the United States.
Eight test question examples incorporating different aspects of various concepts for Kindergarten English:
Concise Question Design:
Which word starts with the letter “B”?
a) Apple
b) Banana
c) Carrot
d) Orange
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Point to the picture that represents the word “cat.”
Format and Presentation:
View the image below and identify the animal depicted.
[Include an image of a specific animal]
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Imagine you are going to the park. What are some things you might see or do there?
Student Engagement and Assessment:
Can you name three things that are the color blue?
Contextual Application:
Look at the picture of a sun. What do you think the weather is like when we see the sun?
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Imagine you are describing your favorite toy to a friend. Use words to explain what it looks like and why you like it.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Find the word “dog” in the sentence: “The dog is running in the park.”
Eight test question examples incorporating different aspects of concepts in 5th grade Spanish:
Question Design:
Rearrange the words to form a grammatically correct Spanish sentence:
“escuela la a voy todos los días.”
a) Todos voy la escuela días a los.
b) A todos la escuela voy días los.
c) Voy todos los días a la escuela.
d) La todos escuela voy a los días.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: “I like to play soccer with my friends.”
Format and Presentation:
View the image below and write the corresponding Spanish word for the object shown.
[Include an image of a common object]
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Imagine you are planning a trip to a Spanish-speaking country. Describe some essential phrases or sentences you would need to know to communicate with the locals.
Student Engagement and Assessment:
Listen to the audio clip and identify the word you hear: “amigo” or “amiga.”
[Include an audio clip with the pronunciation of the two words]
Contextual Application:
Write a short paragraph in Spanish about your favorite hobby and explain why you enjoy it.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Imagine you are describing your family members to a Spanish-speaking friend. Use Spanish words to explain their names, ages, and relationships to you.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence: “Nosotros ________ al cine todos los sábados.”
a) vamos
b) voy
c) va
d) van
Eight test question examples incorporating different aspects of concepts for Freshman year of college Ukrainian History:
Question Design:
What event marked the beginning of the Ukrainian War of Independence?
a) Battle of Kruty
b) Orange Revolution
c) Chernobyl disaster
d) Holodomor
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Describe the impact of the Kyivan Rus on the development of Ukrainian culture and statehood.
Format and Presentation:
Examine the primary source document below and analyze its significance in Ukrainian history.
[Include an excerpt from a relevant primary source]
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Evaluate the reasons behind the collapse of the Soviet Union and its implications for Ukraine.
Student Engagement and Assessment:
Research and present a brief overview of a prominent Ukrainian historical figure and their contributions to Ukrainian history.
Contextual Application:
Discuss the geopolitical challenges faced by Ukraine in the post-Soviet era and its impact on the country’s sovereignty.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Analyze the causes and consequences of the Euromaidan protests in Ukraine in 2013–2014.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Compare and contrast the cultural and political influences of Poland and Russia on Ukraine throughout history.
Eight test question examples for 10th grade Python programming, written in plain English:
Question Design:
Write a Python code snippet that asks the user to enter their name and prints a greeting message with their name included.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Explain the concept of a variable in Python and provide an example of how it can be used in a program.
Format and Presentation:
Describe the purpose and functionality of a for loop in Python, and provide an example of how it can be used to iterate over a list of numbers.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Write a Python function that takes in a list of numbers as input and returns the sum of all even numbers in the list.
Student Engagement and Assessment:
Design a program that prompts the user to enter a series of numbers and then calculates and displays the average of those numbers.
Contextual Application:
Imagine you are building a simple calculator program in Python. Describe the steps you would take to implement the functionality for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Write a Python program that takes a string as input and counts the frequency of each character in the string, displaying the results in a dictionary.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Explain the concept of a conditional statement in Python and provide an example of how it can be used to control the flow of a program based on certain conditions.
eight test question examples for college senior level Bible studies:
Question Design:
Investigate the theological concept of the kingdom of God throughout the entire biblical narrative, tracing its development from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Analyze the various nuances and interpretations of this concept and discuss its implications for Christian theology and practice today.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Examine the cultural and religious background of the Greco-Roman world during the time of the New Testament. Analyze the impact of Hellenistic philosophy, Roman imperialism, and Jewish religious traditions on the writings and teachings of the early Christian community.
Format and Presentation:
Conduct a detailed textual analysis of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7), exploring its structure, rhetorical devices, and ethical teachings. Discuss the relevance of Jesus’ teachings in the Sermon on the Mount for contemporary Christian ethics.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Engage in a comparative study of the major theories of atonement (e.g., substitutionary, ransom, moral influence) as presented in biblical texts and theological writings. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each theory and propose your own understanding of the nature and significance of Christ’s redemptive work.
Student Engagement and Assessment:
Develop an original research project on a specific biblical topic, such as the role of women in the early church or the socio-economic context of Jesus’ ministry. Conduct in-depth research using primary and secondary sources, and present your findings in a scholarly format, including analysis, interpretation, and implications.
Contextual Application:
Explore the socio-political and religious dynamics of the Second Temple period, focusing on the interactions between Jewish groups (e.g., Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes) and the Roman authorities. Analyze how these historical contexts shape the interpretation and meaning of key New Testament texts.
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving:
Engage in a comprehensive study of the nature of biblical inspiration and authority, critically examining different theological approaches (e.g., verbal plenary, dynamic, existential) and their implications for biblical interpretation and the formation of Christian doctrine.
Assessing Skills and Knowledge:
Investigate the historical development of biblical manuscripts and textual criticism, analyzing the challenges and methodologies involved in reconstructing the original biblical texts. Discuss the impact of textual variants on biblical interpretation and the reliability of the biblical text.
