Know when to use AI like a search aide and when to use it like a learning coach.
Which mode do you need? Choose the job first If the outcome is knowing, tutor mode wins. If the outcome is finding, search mode wins. What does tutor mode add that search mode usually does not? Questions, critique, paced hints, teach-back pressure, and drills that make you produce the knowledge yourself. That pressure is what makes Feynman explain-back and spaced review useful rather than decorative. “But I only have ten minutes.” You need to learn fast without falling into answer-copying. Answer Spend one minute choosing the mode. Two minutes in the wrong mode often wastes the entire session. Fast access…
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