In which I promote Dominic Lee’s new site Maverick Actuary, but also look at how we geeks can be more effective in communicating with the non-geeks.
Episode links
I highly recommend The Maverick Actuary’s Podcast which can be found on his website: https://www.maverickactuary.com/podcast
It’s also on major podcast services:
Spotify:
Apple Podcasts:
Google Podcasts:
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGVyLmZtLzI3ODc3L3Jzcy54bWw
Richard Feynman:
The Feynman Technique involves four key steps:
(1) Identify
(2) ELI5 ("Explain It To Me Like I'm 5")
(3) Reflect & Study
(4) Organize, Convey & Review
Let's cover each step and how you can make this powerful framework work for you...
Step 2: ELI5
Attempt to explain the topic to a child.
Once again, write down everything you know about your topic, but this time, pretend you are explaining it to a child.
Use simple language and terms.
Focus on brevity.
!["Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character by [Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton, Edward Hutchings, Albert R. Hibbs]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a0b00fa-6a08-490c-bc98-84938ea4adc1_231x346.jpeg "\"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!\": Adventures of a Curious Character by [Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton, Edward Hutchings, Albert R. Hibbs]")
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! - a fun memoir, and not necessarily appropriate for a kid to read.
Geeking Out Over Terminology