Pick a short list of learning resources for my skill and budget
A small, vetted set of courses, books, or tools mapped to your focus areas, so you stop collecting and start learning.
The prompt
Help me choose a small, high-quality set of learning resources for a skill and decide how to use them.
Skill and focus sub-skills: [PASTE THE FOCUS LIST FROM STEP 1, or list the 3-4 areas I need most]
My level: [BEGINNER / SOME EXPERIENCE / INTERMEDIATE]
How I learn best: [e.g. "video then practice", "reading", "learning with others", "hands-on projects"]
Budget: [AMOUNT, or "free only"]
Time per week: [HOURS]
Resources I'm already considering (optional): [NAMES OR LINKS]
Rules:
- Recommend no more than 3-4 core resources: one main path plus a few supplements. Resource hoarding is a common way to stall.
- Judge each option on: covers my focus sub-skills, includes practice with feedback (not just watching), fits my level, and is current.
- Do not invent course names, authors, prices, or links. If you name a specific resource, mark it [CONFIRM it exists, is current, and the price]. Where you are unsure, describe the type of resource to look for and give me search terms instead.
- If I listed resources, evaluate those first and say plainly which to drop.
Return:
1. A table: Resource or resource type | What it covers | Cost | Why it's in the set | How to use it (which parts, in what order).
2. A "not now" list of tempting resources to ignore until later, and why.
3. A plan for the first two weeks that assigns resources to specific sessions.
4. Where to get feedback on my work (communities, peers, a coach, self-check methods).
This is step 2 of the "Teach yourself a new skill in 90 days" pack. It works on its own, but if you have the sub-skill map and benchmark from step 1, paste them in.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- BEGINNER / SOME EXPERIENCE / INTERMEDIATE
- AMOUNT, or "free only"
- HOURS
- NAMES OR LINKS
- CONFIRM it exists, is current, and the price
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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