I think this is one of the most important things that is missing in education or learning.
Think of it like peeling of an onion where each successive peeling requires more effort, patience, time and understanding.
Assume that there were five levels of understanding for each topic.
- Child ELI5
- Teen
- College student
- Graduate
- Expert
What if you could explain every topic you know in this fashion? People evoke topics to three level of understanding and depth that is required for them. We are doing this using Highlights Extension Reachout to me on twitter if you want to talk about this.
Wired is running a video series on this concept and you should check it out.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLibNZv5Zd0dyCoQ6f4pdXUFnpAIlKgm3N