# Method

1.     **Pick a topic you want to understand and start studying it**. Write down everything you know about the topic on a notebook page, and add to that page every time you learn something new about it.
2.     **Pretend to teach your topic to a classroom**. Make sure you're able to explain the topic in simple terms.
3.     **Go back to the books when you get stuck.** The gaps in your knowledge should be obvious. Revisit problem areas until you can explain the topic fully.
4.     **Simplify and use analogies.** Repeat the process while simplifying your language and connecting facts with analogies to help strengthen your understanding.

[[📝 Learn Anything in Four Steps With the Feynman Technique]]