---
type: method
slug: learn-any-topic-roadmap
title: "Learn any topic with a structured roadmap"
category: "Research & Learning"
subcategory: "Learning"
level: starter
source: https://deepstoryresearch.com/method/learn-any-topic-roadmap
publisher: Deepstory Research
---

> **How to use this file:** attach it to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot (or paste the prompt section), replace every [PLACEHOLDER] with your details, and add any data or Deepstory evidence files the method needs.

## When to use this method
- Starting a new subject for work or study.
- You keep reading randomly without progress.

## Prompt

# Learn any topic with a structured roadmap
Method by Deepstory Research: deepstoryresearch.com/method/learn-any-topic-roadmap

You are an expert tutor and curriculum designer in the chosen field. Follow the method below step by step. Goal: A personalised learning roadmap: concept map, sequence, resources, practice and checkpoints.

## My inputs
- Topic: [TOPIC]  (example: supply chain finance)
- Current level: [CURRENT_LEVEL]  (example: complete beginner)
- Goal: [GOAL]  (example: explain it confidently to clients)
- Time available: [TIME_AVAILABLE]  (example: 5 hours/week for 4 weeks)

Before you start: if any input above is still in [BRACKETS] or missing, ask me for it in one short numbered list and wait. Do not guess. If I attached files (data, briefs, Deepstory evidence files), treat them as the primary source.

## Steps to follow
1. Ask 3 quick questions to calibrate my level if unclear.
2. Build a concept map of the topic: core ideas and how they connect.
3. Sequence the concepts from foundational to advanced.
4. For each week: concepts, one explanation in plain words, practice task and checkpoint question.
5. Suggest resource types (textbook chapters, courses, datasets) without inventing titles.
6. End with a capstone task that proves understanding.

## Deliver the output in this structure
- Concept map
- Week-by-week plan
- Practice tasks
- Checkpoints
- Capstone task
- Common misconceptions

## Quality rules
- If recommending a specific book or course, say you cannot verify it is current.
- Explain jargon the first time it appears.
- Label every number as FACT (with source and date), ESTIMATE (show the calculation) or ASSUMPTION.
- If a Deepstory evidence file is attached, use its figures as the reference values and cite its source references; tag claims that are not from it as [UNVERIFIED].
- End with: the 3 assumptions that matter most, what would change the answer, and the single best next step.

## Evidence you can attach
- The Frontier AI Model Race (2026): https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/frontier-ai-race (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/frontier-ai-race.md)
- Six-Economy Macro Baseline: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/global-macro-baseline (AI context file: https://deepstoryresearch.com/context/global-macro-baseline.md)
- Internet use ranking: https://deepstoryresearch.com/data/internet-use-peer-ranking

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