# Turn a long work document into a step-by-step learning path

Converts a policy, manual, playbook, or spec into short, sequenced lessons with practice and checks.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Brainstorm, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/turn-a-long-work-document-into-a-step-by-step-learning-path

## Prompt

```text
Turn this document into a learning path I can work through step by step.

**Document:** [PASTE TEXT - e.g. a policy, process manual, product spec, playbook, or standard]
**Who is learning:** [me / a new hire / my team - and their role]
**What they need to be able to do afterward:** [e.g. "handle refund requests without escalating"]
**Time available:** [e.g. "30 minutes a day for one week"]

Steps:
1. Identify the 5-10 core ideas or procedures in the document, and the parts that are reference material (to look up, not memorize).
2. Put them in a learning order: foundations first, then procedures, then exceptions and edge cases.
3. Group them into short modules that fit the time available.

For each module return:
- Learning goal (what the learner can do after it).
- The relevant section of the document, cited by heading or page.
- A plain-language explanation (under 120 words).
- One practice task or scenario from real work.
- 3 check questions, with answers in a separate section at the end.

Also return:
1. A one-page overview of the path (modules, time, goals).
2. A quick-reference sheet of the things people look up most.
3. A final scenario that combines several modules.
4. Any parts of the document that are unclear, contradictory, or out of date, so I can confirm them with the owner.

Use only what is in the document. Do not add rules, numbers, or steps that are not there; mark gaps as [CONFIRM WITH OWNER].
```

## What to fill in

- me / a new hire / my team - and their role
- e.g. "handle refund requests without escalating"
- e.g. "30 minutes a day for one week"
- CONFIRM WITH OWNER

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