# Find recurring patterns across sources — Gemini Notebook prompt

> Surface themes, structures, and behaviors that show up in source after source — even when nobody names them directly.


_Markdown version of https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/deep-analysis/cross-source-pattern-recognition — for AI and LLM crawlers. Content is identical to the web page._

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## The prompt

```
Identify the recurring patterns across every source in this notebook — the things that keep showing up but that no single source explicitly names.

Look for:
- Repeated language or framing used to describe the same thing.
- Cause-and-effect chains that appear in multiple sources.
- Common roles, actors, or archetypes that recur.
- Repeated failure modes or success conditions.
- Implicit timelines or sequences that match across sources.

For each pattern:
- Give it a short, memorable name.
- List the 2–4 sources where it appears, with a short quote from each.
- Explain what the pattern suggests that no individual source quite spells out.

Skip anything that any single source already calls out by name. The whole point is to surface what only becomes visible across the set.
```

## How to use it

1. Open your notebook at notebooklm.google.com.
2. Replace the [bracketed] parts with your specifics.
3. Paste the prompt into the chat box and send it.

Square brackets mark the parts you replace with your own topic or question.

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