Drill, Baby, Drill.
While many online programs tout rapid success through rapid learning, there are some concept that are learned best through repetition.
I recently passed my Series 65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination, and I couldn’t have done it if I hadn’t created some interactive artifacts to help me drill drill drill drill drill some of the most-tested concepts.
You, too, can use Claude to custom-code an interactive element to help you gain greater depth of knowledge, especially for concepts that just require more repetition. Languages, math equations, specific types of problems or questions…all of these are great candidates for your learning mode.
Below, you’ll find a sample of one I created and a prompt template you can use to have Claude code your own.
Sample drillbook
Italian Traveler's Conversation Essentials
Core phrases for getting around, ordering, and being polite in Italy.
Want to build your own?
I want a drillbook to help me learn and practice [topic/subject — e.g. a language, an exam like the Series 65, a certification, a skill]. Build it as a set of multiple-choice questions I can quiz myself with. For each question: - A clear prompt testing one specific concept, not multiple at once - 4 answer options, with wrong answers that reflect real, common mix-ups — not obviously fake choices - An explanation of why the correct answer is right, written so it teaches the underlying concept, not just confirms the answer - Where it's genuinely useful, a short hint that nudges toward the answer without giving it away Cover [list the specific areas, categories, or chapters you want drilled]. Aim for [X] questions total, weighted toward the areas I'm weakest on: [name them, if you know]. Let me review it either as a graded quiz or as flashcards I can flip through — I want both modes available. Make it a standalone HTML file I can embed on my Squarespace site: fully self-contained, no external icon fonts or CDN dependencies, scoped CSS classes with a unique prefix, and onclick handlers instead of anchor tags.
