If AI thought it, you didn't.
Keep retrieving, explaining, and deciding yours.
Six habits that keep retrieving, explaining, and deciding on your side of the chat.
1
Retrieve first
Write what you know before any explanation arrives. (B1)
2
Predict first
State what will happen before you check. (B15)
3
Explain back
You explain. AI only marks the hand-waving. (B16)
4
Cap the hints
Set a hint limit. Stop when you can continue alone. (A2, A3)
Prompt · Session lock
For this entire session: you may not give me answers, explanations, or solutions. You may only ask me questions. If I ask you a direct question, respond with a question that helps me find it myself. If I get stuck for a long time, you may give me the smallest possible hint, but never the answer.