# Weakness detection from your own notes — Gemini Notebook prompt

> Reads your notes against the sources and ranks your five weakest topics with evidence — sparse coverage, vague statements, skipped prerequisites — plus what to review first and a self-check question for each.


_Markdown version of https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/study/weakness-detection — for AI and LLM crawlers. Content is identical to the web page._

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- Category: Study & exam prep
- Goes in: Chat message

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## The prompt

```
--- MY CONTEXT (fill this in) ---

Subject I'm studying: [e.g., "Thermodynamics"]

What I'm preparing for: [e.g., "final exam", "general mastery"]

Topics I already know well (skip these): [list them]

My available time: [e.g., "5 hours this week"]

--- WEAKNESS SIGNALS TO USE ---

Use these signals from my notes to judge weakness:

1. Topics my notes barely cover compared to the source.
2. Topics where my notes have errors, vague statements, or question marks.
3. Topics that appear often in the source but I only wrote one or two lines about.
4. Topics connected to concepts I skipped — if I don't understand the prerequisite, I probably don't understand what builds on it.
5. Topics with specific techniques, formulas, or examples — these are the most common weak points when notes are sparse.

For each of the 5 weakest topics, give me:

- Topic name and where it lives in my sources.
- Why I'm probably weak there — based on specific evidence from my notes.
- What to review first — the single chapter, section, or concept to start with.
- How much time to spend — 30 min, 1 hour, 2 hours.
- A quick self-check question to know when I've actually learned it.

Rank from most weakness to least. Focus on what will hurt my grade most, not what's easiest to catch up on.
```

## 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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