Get worked examples that build up to the actual hard part
Jumping straight to the hard version of a problem skips the scaffolding that makes it click.
- Use it for
- Anyone learning a skill or concept who keeps getting stuck on the same type of hard problem.
Hard problems are often hard because of one specific sub-step, not the whole thing — going straight to full-difficulty practice means repeatedly failing at that one step without ever isolating it. This prompt builds a sequence of worked examples that isolates and builds up to the actual hard part specifically, instead of more of the same full-difficulty practice.
When not to use this
If you're not actually stuck on a specific sub-step — you just need more repetition on something you've already got the hang of — regular practice problems serve you better than this.
Did this work?
You have a sequence of examples that isolates the specific sub-step you get stuck on before combining it with the rest of the problem.
Tested on claude-opus-5. Evidence status is draft; it moves to battle-tested only on recorded runs, never by hand.