A university student with ADHD says ChatGPT has helped hugely by breaking assignments into steps, so they can work out what the task is asking and what to do at each stage.
Here's my assignment brief: [PASTE BRIEF]. It's due on [DATE]. Explain in plain English what it's really asking me to do. Then break it into small steps (no step longer than [MINUTES] minutes), in order, with a suggested day for each. Don't write any of the assignment for me.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Paste the full brief and any marking criteria.
- Ask for small steps and a simple timetable, not the content itself.
- Tick steps off as you go and check your university’s rules on AI use.
More learning use cases
Get a daily language-learning story from Gemini
On Hacker News, one learner has Gemini write a daily story about something that happened on that date in history, using A2-level language, with a transliteration, vocabulary list and grammar tips, emailed to him around lunchtime.
Write a short story in [LANGUAGE] about a historical event that happened on [TODAY'S DATE]. Use only [LEVEL, E.G. A2] grammar and vocabulary. Then give me: a transliteration (if it uses a different alphabet), a vocabulary list from the story, and two grammar tips based on it. Vary the opening sentence each day.
Ask Gemini to explain a symbol or diagram in your child’s textbook
One parent took a close-up photo of a symbol in their daughter's textbook and asked Gemini what it meant. They found the answer genuinely helpful.
Here's a photo from my child's [SUBJECT] textbook for [AGE/YEAR GROUP]. What does this symbol or diagram mean? Explain it simply, give one example, and suggest a question I could ask my child to check they understand it.
Learn a language through the lyrics of songs you love
One learner's favourite use of ChatGPT's voice mode is learning German through a favourite song's lyrics, asking it to explain each word and correct his pronunciation.
I want to learn [LANGUAGE] by understanding the lyrics of '[SONG]' by [ARTIST]. Go through it a line at a time: explain what each word means, point out any grammar worth knowing, and then listen to me say the line and correct my pronunciation.
Reference: X @thatskingbaby