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The lenses mentioned in Andy Matuschak's "prompts" blog post

In Andy's blog post about writing SRS prompts he's talking about chicken stock.

lens -- attributes and tendencies

What makes stock, stock? What's always, sometimes, and never true of stock?

lens -- similarities and differences

Knowing what stock is requires knowing what relates and distinguishes it from other adjacent concepts.

lens -- parts and wholes

What are some examples of stocks? Are there important "sub-concepts" of stocks? Is "stock" a part of some broader category? Visualize a Venn diagram, even if the edges are fuzzy.

lens -- causes and effects

What does stock do? What causes it to do that? What doesn't it do? When is it used?

lens -- significance and implications

Why does stock matter? What does it suggest? Make the concept personally meaningful.