When to use it
Use it when you think you understand something but need to be sure, for example before presenting it.
How to apply it
- Write the concept's name at the top of a blank page.
- Explain it in plain language as if to someone new to the subject.
- Mark any points where you got stuck or used jargon.
- Go back to the source material to fill those gaps.
- Simplify your explanation again and add one concrete example.
Tip: If you cannot explain it without jargon, you have probably memorised it rather than understood it.