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Bidirectional THINKing – WHY it is important

From Blind Progress to Responsible Thinking – Why Critical Thinking, #ReverseTHINKing, #SynthesizingMind, Ethics, and Education Matter More Than Ever

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Introduction

Wasn’t it Isaac Newton who stated that every action has an equal and opposite reaction?
This principle, known as Newton’s Third Law of Motion, is usually taught in physics to explain forces between objects. Yet its meaning goes far beyond mechanics. It reveals a universal logic: nothing happens in isolation.

Every force we apply triggers a counterforce. Every movement creates a response.
And this law does not stop at physics — it extends naturally into human behavior, decision-making, and society itself.

Every decision we make, every word we speak, every policy we approve, every technology we deploy induces a reaction, sometimes immediate, sometimes delayed, sometimes invisible at first. The problem is not that reactions exist — the problem is that we often ignore them.

Do we really think through our actions in both directions?
Do we question what might come after the decision?
Do we ask ourselves whether our knowledge is up to date, whether we forgot something essential, or whether we are simply reacting instead of thinking?

This is precisely where #ReverseTHINKing — and more broadly Bidirectional THINKing — becomes essential. It invites us to think forward and backward, to analyze not only what we want to do, but also what it will provoke.

1. Practical Examples of Bidirectional THINKing

Example 1: Technology and AI

Action:
We introduce AI systems to automate decisions, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.

Immediate reaction:
Faster services, less human effort, apparent progress.

Counter-reaction (often ignored):
Loss of human judgment, dependency on opaque algorithms, erosion of responsibility, normalization of surveillance, and reduced critical thinking skills.

Bidirectional THINKing asks:

What happens when humans stop questioning automated outputs?
Who is accountable when an AI decision causes harm?
What skills are we silently abandoning?

Progress without reverse analysis is blind acceleration.

Example 2: Education Systems

Action:
Simplify curricula, reduce effort, remove constraints to make learning “easier” and “more attractive”.

Immediate reaction:
Students feel less pressure. Institutions appear more inclusive.

Counter-reaction:
Lower standards, fragile knowledge, lack of discipline, poor resilience, and difficulty coping with real-world complexity.

Bidirectional THINKing asks:

Are we preparing learners for life or protecting them from effort?
What competencies disappear when challenge disappears?
What kind of citizens are we shaping?

Education without resistance produces intellectual fragility.

Example 3: Freedom Without Boundaries

Action:
Promote absolute freedom: “Do what you want, whenever you want.”

Immediate reaction:
A sense of liberation and individual empowerment.

Counter-reaction:
Erosion of respect, weakening of social cohesion, rising conflicts, and disappearance of shared responsibility.

Bidirectional THINKing asks:

Can a society function without limits?
Where does one person’s freedom start harming another’s?
What replaces moral and civic guidance when it is removed?

Freedom without structure leads not to harmony, but to chaos.

2. Reflection – Why Our Thinking Became One-Directional

Modern society favors speed over depth, reaction over reflection, and emotion over analysis. Social media, instant opinions, and algorithmic reinforcement push us toward linear thinking: act → react → move on.

Bidirectional THINKing disrupts this pattern.
It forces us to pause and ask uncomfortable questions:

What is the reverse effect of my choice?
Who will be impacted indirectly?
What long-term consequences am I ignoring?
Am I thinking, or merely responding?

This is not pessimism. It is responsible intelligence.

#ReverseTHINKing plays a central role here. It deliberately challenges mental automatisms, social reflexes, and dominant narratives. By thinking backward — or from the opposite angle — we expose blind spots, hidden assumptions, and false certainties.

True critical thinking is not about opposing everything.
It is about understanding consequences before they impose themselves.

Bidirectional THINKing vs #ReverseTHINKing – Clarifying the Difference

Although closely related, Bidirectional THINKing and #ReverseTHINKing are not identical.

Bidirectional THINKing is about anticipating consequences in two directions: forward and backward. It focuses on cause and effect, asking “What will happen if I act?” and “How will others or the environment respond?”.

#ReverseTHINKing, on the other hand, is a pedagogical framework for challenging assumptions. It inverts perspectives, questions habits, and breaks mental automatisms to reveal hidden biases or overlooked possibilities.

Key distinction:

Aspect	Bidirectional THINKing	#ReverseTHINKing
Goal	Anticipate consequences	Challenge assumptions and habits
Approach	Forward & backward thinking	Inversion, questioning, challenging norms
Application	Decision-making	Learning, critical thinking, innovation
Origin	Inspired by physics analogy (cause ↔ effect)	Pedagogical method for mindset shift

✅ Overlap: Both require thinking beyond the obvious and considering hidden consequences.
❌ Difference: Bidirectional THINKing is predictive, #ReverseTHINKing is exploratory.

3. Conclusion – Thinking in Two Directions to Act Wisely

Newton’s law reminds us of a simple but powerful truth:
actions do not end where we want them to end.

In a world shaped by AI, rapid technological shifts, political polarization, and educational transformation, one-directional thinking is dangerous. It produces short-term gains and long-term damage.

Bidirectional THINKing — supported by #ReverseTHINKing, Critical THINKing, and Proactive THINKing — equips us to act with awareness, responsibility, and foresight. It helps us protect human values, social cohesion, and democratic principles.

Before acting, ask yourself:

What is the reverse force of my decision?
Am I ready to assume its consequences?

Because the future is not only built by what we do — it is shaped by what we failed to think through.

A Small Reminder:

#ReverseTHINKing — Learning to Unlearn in Order to Rebuild Better
Understanding becomes more difficult when the basics haven’t been learned.
And you — when did you stop questioning what is presented to you as “obvious”?
Is it time to relearn how to think… before someone else does it for you?

#ReverseTHINKing is essential for regaining control over our attention, our choices, and our digital autonomy.
To explore further:
ReverseTHINKing: A Necessity for Rethinking Our Place in a Changing Society?

===> For readers: explore a tutorial, subscribe, or reflect on a question.

Final Call:
What if we reactivated the filter between our two ears — also known as the “brain” — to get those grey cells moving again?

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L’auteur Gust MEES est Formateur andragogique / pédagogique TIC, membre du “Comité Conseil” de “Luxembourg Safer Internet” (LuSI), appelé maintenant BEESECURE, partenaire officiel (consultant) du Ministère de l’éducation au Luxembourg du projet ”MySecureIT“, partenaire officiel du Ministère du Commerce au Luxembourg du projet ”CASES” (Cyberworld Awareness and Security Enhancement Structure).. The author Gust MEES is ICT Course Instructor, ”Member of the Advisory Board” from “Luxembourg Safer Internet” (LuSI), BEESECURE, Official Partner (Consultant) from the Ministry of Education in Luxembourg, project “MySecureIT“, Official Partner from the Ministry of Commerce in Luxembourg, project “CASES” (Cyberworld Awareness and Security Enhancement Structure).

Keywords for me to create this tutorial:
#ChatGPT #AI #ReverseTHINKing #CriticalTHINKing #ProactiveTHINKing #DeepTHINKing #ETHICS #Democracy #ModernEDUcation #DigitalAwareness #EllbowSociety #UnderstandingAI #SynthesizingMind #RealWorld_VirtualWorld #Liberalism Bidirectional THINKing.

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WHAT goes wrong with this world and WHY!?

26 Dec

A thought-provoking article

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Introduction – A world reacting instead of understanding

Ever wondered why problems multiply while solutions feel increasingly ineffective?
Crises follow crises, reforms follow failures, and yet nothing seems truly resolved.

Modern society has become excellent at reacting, but poor at understanding.
We respond to what happens, not to why it happens. We act after damage is done, instead of preventing it.

Economic crises, social tensions, violence, educational decline, radicalization, loss of respect, misinformation, anxiety, and distrust toward institutions — the list keeps growing. Yet the so-called “solutions” never seem to solve anything fundamentally.

Why?

Because modern society increasingly treats symptoms instead of causes.

Policies react. Media reacts. Public opinion reacts. Social networks amplify reactions.
But very few actors still ask the uncomfortable question: WHERE does the problem come from?

We respond after damage happens. We repair after trust is broken. We regulate after abuse occurs.
Root-thinking has been replaced by comfort-thinking — quick answers, emotional reactions, moral shortcuts.

This is precisely where #ReverseTHINKing becomes essential:
Not thinking faster — but thinking deeper.
Not asking “How do we fix this?” but “Why did this emerge in the first place?”

1. The PATCH mentality – When society imitates computers

Since the appearance of computers, we have become used to PATCHES.
A problem occurs? Patch it.
A bug appears? Patch it.
A vulnerability is found? Emergency patch.

Technically, this makes sense.

But silently, society adopted the same mindset.

Instead of redesigning flawed systems, we patch consequences.
Instead of questioning structures, we add rules.
Instead of fixing root causes, we create temporary responses.

This “patch mentality” creates the illusion of progress while postponing responsibility.
Each patch hides deeper dysfunctions — until the system becomes unstable.

Humans are not software.
Societies are not operating systems.

#ReverseTHINKing begins exactly here:
Not asking “What patch do we need?”
But “Why does the system keep breaking?”

2. Liberalism wrongly understood – Freedom without foundations

Modern liberalism is often interpreted as unlimited individual freedom.
But freedom without structure turns into chaos.

What went wrong?

Modern liberalism is often reduced to:

“I do what I want”
“No one can tell me anything”
“All limits are oppression”

This distortion creates a dangerous illusion:
👉 Freedom without structure
👉 Rights without responsibilities
👉 Individual desires above social cohesion

When limits disappear, education weakens.
When authority is demonized, respect collapses.
When collective values vanish, society fragments.

This is not progress — it is disintegration disguised as freedom.

When:

Rights are detached from duties
Authority is seen only as oppression
Limits are rejected instead of understood

Then society loses its internal coherence.

3. The role of Government – Managing symptoms, avoiding roots

Governments increasingly operate in emergency mode:

Crisis management
Public outrage control
Short-term political survival

Instead of guiding society with vision, governments often:

React to events
Patch legal loopholes
Multiply regulations after failures

Governments today are under constant pressure:

Media cycles
Opinion polls
Social media outrage
Short electoral timelines

As a result, governance shifts from long-term vision to short-term management.

Instead of:

Defining clear societal direction
Defending core values
Investing in prevention

Governments often:

React to crises
Create emergency laws
Patch problems temporarily

Leadership becomes administration.

#ReverseTHINKing challenges governments to ask:

Are we governing society — or just firefighting consequences?
Where did we stop educating and start merely regulating?

Leadership becomes administration.
Politics becomes damage control.

#ReverseTHINKing asks:

When did governance stop shaping society and start only responding to it?
Why are prevention and long-term thinking so politically uncomfortable?

4. The role of EDUcation – When formation is replaced by performance

Education once aimed to form:

Citizens
Critical thinkers
Responsible individuals

Today, it increasingly focuses on:

Skills
Scores
Market adaptability

When civic education, ethics, and critical thinking are sidelined, society later pays the price:

Social conflict
Radicalization
Loss of respect
Democratic fragility

Education is not just about employment.
It is about how people think and live together.

5. The role of #SocialMedias – Speed over depth

Social media accelerates everything — except thinking.

Algorithms reward:

Emotion
Polarization
Instant reactions

The result:

Opinions without reflection
Judgments without knowledge
Identity built on outrage

Public debate becomes noise.

A society trained to react instantly loses its capacity to reflect.

6. The role of AI – Automating the PATCH mentality

AI does not create the problem — it amplifies it.

Used uncritically, AI:

Encourages intellectual shortcuts
Replaces thinking instead of supporting it
Automates shallow reasoning at scale

AI reflects what society already does:
Patch fast, think later.

Without ethics and critical thinking, AI becomes a multiplier of human laziness, not intelligence.

7. Conclusion – From patching to understanding

What goes wrong with this world is not a lack of solutions.
It is a lack of root thinking.

We patch instead of questioning.
We react instead of reflecting.
We choose comfort over complexity.

#ReverseTHINKing invites us to slow down, step back, and ask deeper questions — before applying the next patch.

The future will not be saved by better updates.
It will be shaped by better thinkers.

A Small Reminder:

#ReverseTHINKing — Learning to Unlearn in Order to Rebuild Better
Understanding becomes more difficult when the basics haven’t been learned.
And you — when did you stop questioning what is presented to you as “obvious”?
Is it time to relearn how to think… before someone else does it for you?

===> For readers: explore a tutorial, subscribe, or reflect on a question.

Final Call:
What if we reactivated the filter between our two ears — also known as the “brain” — to get those grey cells moving again?

.

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Quand une Constitution n’est plus respectée, c’est la démocratie qui se dégrade

24 Dec

Comment une démocratie meurt quand le quotidien banalise l’illégalité

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Introduction

Depuis plus de dix ans, un arrêt de bus est situé à environ 30 centimètres de l’entrée de notre maison. Cette situation, en apparence anodine, est devenue une source quotidienne de tensions, d’insultes, d’agressions verbales et de propos haineux. Chaque fois que nous souhaitons sortir ou entrer chez nous, nous sommes confrontés à des groupes de personnes stationnant directement devant notre porte. Lorsque nous demandons calmement et respectueusement de libérer l’entrée, en rappelant qu’il s’agit d’une propriété privée et non d’un espace public, la réaction est souvent une escalade de l’agressivité.

Mon observatoire quotidien est un arrêt de bus situé à 30 cm de ma maison, reliant Luxembourg-Ville à Mersch, Ettelbruck et Diekirch. Chaque jour, 150 à 200 personnes y passent, dont 98 % de non-Luxembourgeois. Cet endroit révèle, en direct, l’état de l’intégration dans le pays.

Plus grave encore, certaines personnes utilisent les réseaux sociaux pour appeler d’autres individus à rejoindre ces attroupements et à harceler les habitants de cette maison. Ce phénomène, qui peut sembler local ou isolé, révèle en réalité un problème bien plus profond : le non-respect de la Constitution et des lois qui en découlent. Lorsqu’un tel non-respect devient banal, toléré ou ignoré, ce n’est pas seulement la tranquillité des habitants qui est menacée, mais les fondements mêmes de la démocratie.

Ce tutoriel propose une réflexion structurée sur ce glissement progressif, en prenant appui sur le cadre constitutionnel luxembourgeois, sur les conséquences concrètes pour les citoyens, et sur les risques démocratiques à moyen et long terme.

1. La Constitution luxembourgeoise et le cadre légal

La Constitution luxembourgeoise garantit des droits fondamentaux essentiels à toute société démocratique. Parmi eux figurent notamment la protection de la propriété privée et le respect de la dignité humaine. Les articles 20 et 21, ainsi que les lois qui les complètent, établissent clairement que nul ne peut troubler arbitrairement la jouissance paisible de son domicile ni porter atteinte à l’intégrité morale ou physique d’autrui.

Ces principes ne sont pas symboliques. Ils constituent le socle juridique qui permet aux citoyens de vivre ensemble dans un climat de sécurité, de respect et de confiance mutuelle. Lorsque des individus occupent l’entrée d’une maison privée, refusent de se déplacer malgré des demandes légitimes, et réagissent par l’insulte ou la menace, il ne s’agit pas d’un simple conflit de voisinage, mais d’une violation du cadre constitutionnel.

Le rôle de la loi est précisément de fixer des limites claires entre l’espace public et l’espace privé, entre la liberté individuelle et le respect d’autrui. Ignorer ces limites affaiblit l’autorité du droit et ouvre la porte à l’arbitraire.

2. Les dangers et les conséquences pour les habitants

Vivre quotidiennement sous la pression d’agressions verbales et de comportements hostiles a des conséquences profondes. Le sentiment d’insécurité s’installe, accompagné d’un stress permanent et d’une peur de représailles. Le domicile, qui devrait être un lieu de refuge et de protection, devient un espace de tension et d’angoisse.

À long terme, cette situation peut entraîner un isolement social, une perte de confiance envers les institutions et un sentiment d’abandon par l’État. Lorsque les habitants ont l’impression que leurs droits constitutionnels ne sont plus effectivement protégés, ils peuvent cesser de croire en la capacité de la démocratie à remplir sa fonction première : garantir la sécurité et l’égalité devant la loi.

Ce phénomène n’affecte pas uniquement les victimes directes. Il envoie un message dangereux à l’ensemble de la société : celui que la loi peut être contournée par la pression collective, l’intimidation ou le harcèlement organisé.

3. Changements démographiques et défis de la cohabitation

Le Luxembourg est un pays marqué par une forte diversité culturelle et une population étrangère importante. Dans certaines communes, la proportion de résidents étrangers dépasse désormais 50 %. Cette réalité n’est pas en soi un problème. La diversité peut être une richesse lorsqu’elle s’accompagne d’un respect partagé des règles communes.

Cependant, lorsque l’intégration civique est insuffisante, des malentendus et des conflits peuvent émerger. Ne pas connaître, ou ne pas respecter, les lois et les principes constitutionnels du pays d’accueil peut conduire à des comportements incompatibles avec le vivre-ensemble.

Il est essentiel de rappeler que l’accueil implique des droits, mais aussi des devoirs. Le respect des habitants, de leurs biens et des règles collectives est une condition non négociable de la cohésion sociale.

Propositions pour restaurer une intégration fonctionnelle

Éducation et sensibilisation dès l’arrivée : cours de langue, culture locale, valeurs démocratiques.

Éducation et sensibilisation dès l’arrivée

Une intégration réussie commence dès les premiers contacts avec le pays d’accueil. Proposer systématiquement des cours de langue, une découverte de la culture locale et une présentation claire des valeurs démocratiques et du cadre légal luxembourgeois permet de créer des repères communs. Comprendre les règles du vivre-ensemble réduit les malentendus et favorise une participation active à la société.

Veuillez lire aussi mon nouveau tutoriel ===> Instruction civique à l’école – Proposition pédagogique

4. Le non-respect des habitants du pays d’accueil

Le mépris des demandes légitimes des habitants, l’agressivité verbale et l’organisation de campagnes de harcèlement via les réseaux sociaux traduisent un manque de respect fondamental. Ce type de comportement contribue à creuser les divisions, à alimenter la méfiance et à fragiliser le tissu social.

Le respect n’est pas une option culturelle ou subjective. Il est un principe universel inscrit dans les lois et dans l’éthique démocratique. Lorsqu’il disparaît, la coexistence pacifique devient impossible.

5. Les réseaux sociaux comme amplificateurs de violence

Les réseaux sociaux jouent aujourd’hui un rôle central dans l’escalade de nombreux conflits. Ils permettent de mobiliser rapidement des groupes, de diffuser des messages haineux et de normaliser des comportements agressifs.

Dans le cas présent, l’appel public à rejoindre un lieu précis pour intimider des habitants constitue une dérive particulièrement inquiétante. Elle transforme un conflit local en phénomène collectif et renforce le sentiment d’impunité.

Une démocratie saine ne peut tolérer que des plateformes numériques servent à contourner la loi et à organiser des atteintes aux droits fondamentaux.

La connaissnace des lois du pays est essentielle. Veuillez lire aussi mon tutoriel:

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/un-guide-sur-la-maniere-dont-les-gouvernements-doivent-promouvoir-un-usage-responsable-dinternet-a-travers-leducation-aux-lois/

6. Un danger réel pour la démocratie

Lorsque la Constitution n’est plus respectée dans la vie quotidienne, la démocratie s’érode progressivement. Ce processus est souvent lent et silencieux. Il commence par des infractions banalisées, se poursuit par l’inaction ou la tolérance institutionnelle, et aboutit à une perte générale de confiance dans l’État de droit.

La démocratie ne meurt pas uniquement par des coups d’État ou des décisions spectaculaires. Elle se dégrade aussi lorsque les citoyens cessent de croire que la loi les protège de manière égale.

Comment une démocratie meurt quand le quotidien banalise l’illégalité

Une lecture à travers #CriticalTHINKing, #ProactiveTHINKing et #ReverseTHINKing

Une démocratie ne disparaît que rarement de manière brutale. Elle ne meurt pas seulement par un coup d’État, une dictature ou une suspension officielle de la Constitution. Le plus souvent, elle s’érode lentement, silencieusement, à travers le quotidien, lorsque l’illégalité devient normale, tolérée, voire justifiée.

1. La banalisation de l’illégalité : le premier symptôme

Tout commence par des faits apparemment mineurs : un droit ignoré, une règle contournée, une loi non appliquée. Lorsqu’un citoyen ne peut plus jouir paisiblement de son domicile, lorsqu’une propriété privée est traitée comme un espace public, lorsqu’insultes et menaces deviennent une réponse ordinaire à une demande légitime, le problème n’est déjà plus individuel.

Le danger apparaît lorsque ces situations ne choquent plus. Quand l’illégalité devient « normale », la démocratie entre dans une zone grise où la loi existe encore sur le papier, mais plus dans les faits.

Ici, le #CriticalTHINKing impose une question dérangeante mais essentielle : pourquoi acceptons-nous ce que la loi interdit ?

2. L’inversion des rôles : quand la victime doit se justifier

Dans une démocratie saine, la loi protège le citoyen respectueux des règles. Dans une démocratie fragilisée, le mécanisme s’inverse progressivement. Celui qui demande le respect du droit devient le problème, tandis que l’auteur de l’infraction se présente comme victime.

La pression du groupe, l’intimidation et le bruit remplacent l’autorité de la loi. Le principe fondamental d’égalité devant la loi est alors remplacé par la loi du nombre et de la domination sociale.

Le #ReverseTHINKing permet ici de renverser la narration dominante : ce n’est pas celui qui réclame le respect de la loi qui menace la paix sociale, mais bien celui qui la piétine.

3. Le quotidien non régulé comme accélérateur de désintégration démocratique

Une démocratie repose sur un contrat implicite : chacun accepte des limites afin de garantir la liberté de tous. Lorsque, jour après jour, ces limites cessent d’être respectées, l’agression verbale devient un mode d’expression ordinaire, le harcèlement collectif un outil de pression, et les réseaux sociaux des amplificateurs de violence.

Cette dérive donne l’illusion d’une liberté accrue. En réalité, elle marque l’effondrement progressif du cadre commun. Une liberté sans règles n’est pas une liberté, mais une domination déguisée.

4. Le silence et l’inaction comme complices

Une démocratie ne meurt pas uniquement par l’illégalité, mais aussi par l’inaction. Lorsque les infractions répétées restent sans conséquence visible, lorsque les institutions tardent à agir, un message clair est envoyé : la loi devient optionnelle.

Cette perception détruit la confiance dans l’État, dans la justice et dans le vivre-ensemble. La démocratie continue d’exister formellement, mais elle est déjà vidée de sa substance.

Le #ProactiveTHINKing rappelle ici une vérité centrale : défendre la démocratie, ce n’est pas réagir quand elle est déjà morte, mais agir lorsqu’elle commence à se fissurer.

5. Une mort lente, invisible mais réelle

La démocratie meurt lorsque la loi devient négociable, lorsque le respect est facultatif, lorsque la pression collective remplace le droit et lorsque l’illégalité quotidienne n’est plus sanctionnée.

Le #ReverseTHINKing conduit à une conclusion inconfortable mais nécessaire : la démocratie ne s’effondre pas à cause de ses ennemis déclarés, mais à cause de ceux qui s’habituent à sa violation.

Section pédagogique – À destination des jeunes

Pourquoi l’instruction civique est indispensable aujourd’hui

Dans une société démocratique, on ne naît pas citoyen responsable, on le devient. La connaissance des droits et des devoirs, du rôle de la Constitution et des lois, ainsi que des limites entre liberté individuelle et respect d’autrui ne va pas de soi. Elle doit être apprise, expliquée et discutée.

L’absence ou l’affaiblissement des cours d’instruction civique crée un vide dangereux. Lorsque les jeunes ne comprennent pas ce qu’est une Constitution, à quoi servent les lois et pourquoi elles s’appliquent à tous, ils peuvent facilement confondre liberté et toute-puissance, expression et agression, revendication et intimidation.

Comprendre avant de juger, respecter avant d’exiger

L’instruction civique permet aux jeunes de comprendre que :

la liberté n’est jamais absolue,
le respect de la propriété privée est un pilier du vivre-ensemble,
la loi protège chacun, mais impose aussi des limites,
la démocratie repose sur des règles communes et non sur la loi du plus fort.

Ces apprentissages ne visent pas à restreindre la liberté, mais à la rendre possible et durable.

Former des citoyens, pas seulement des utilisateurs de réseaux sociaux

À l’ère des réseaux sociaux et de la mobilisation numérique instantanée, il est essentiel d’apprendre à distinguer :

l’engagement citoyen du harcèlement collectif,
l’opinion personnelle de l’atteinte aux droits d’autrui,
la contestation légitime de l’appel à la violence.

Intégrer de véritables cours d’instruction civique, ancrés dans des situations concrètes du quotidien, est une condition essentielle pour prévenir les dérives, renforcer la cohésion sociale et protéger la démocratie sur le long terme.

Former les jeunes à penser de manière critique, à agir de façon responsable et à respecter les règles communes, c’est investir dans une démocratie vivante plutôt que dans une démocratie fragile.

Conclusion

Le cas d’un arrêt de bus placé devant une maison privée peut sembler anecdotique. Pourtant, il révèle des enjeux fondamentaux liés au respect de la Constitution, à la protection des citoyens et à la survie même de la démocratie.

Respecter la Constitution, ce n’est pas seulement respecter un texte juridique. C’est accepter des limites, reconnaître les droits d’autrui et préserver les conditions du vivre-ensemble. Lorsque l’illégalité devient banale, la démocratie se vide de son sens et laisse place à la loi du plus fort.

Pour profondir :

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=d%C3%A9mocratie

Penser de manière critique, agir de façon proactive et oser remettre en question les narratifs dominants ne relèvent pas du luxe intellectuel. Ce sont des actes démocratiques essentiels, sans lesquels aucune société libre et pacifique ne peut durablement survivre.

Petit rappel :

#ReverseTHINKing — Apprendre à désapprendre pour mieux reconstruire

La compréhension devient plus difficile lorsque les bases n’ont pas été apprises.
Et vous — quand avez-vous cessé de questionner ce qui vous est présenté comme « évident » ?
Est-il temps de réapprendre à penser… avant que quelqu’un d’autre ne le fasse à votre place ?

Le #ReverseTHINKing est essentiel pour reprendre le contrôle de notre attention, de nos choix et de notre autonomie numérique.

Pour aller plus loin :

ReverseTHINKing : une nécessité pour repenser notre place dans une société en mutation ?

🧠 Appel final :
Et si nous réactivions le filtre entre nos deux oreilles — aussi appelé le « cerveau » — pour remettre nos cellules grises en mouvement ? 😉

Lectures complémentaires ( en anglais ) :

My curated resources on Scoop.it:

21st Century Learning and Teaching – AI

Check ALSO my Curation and EDU-related articles on my Blog

Check ALSO:

ChatGPT FREE for Windows Desktop users, Part 38

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#ChatGPT #AI #ReverseTHINKing #CriticalTHINKing #ProactiveTHINKing #DeepTHINKing #ETHICS #Democracy #ModernEDUcation #DigitalAwareness #EllbowSociety #UnderstandingAI #SynthesizingMind #RealWorld_VirtualWorld #Liberalism #bidirectional #SavantChild #Constitution #VivreEnsemble.

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21st Century: A World Confronted With 2 Worlds — #RealWorld and #VirtualWorld

23 Dec

Understanding, comparing, and navigating two worlds without losing ethics and democracy

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Understanding, comparing, and navigating two worlds without losing ethics, responsibility, and democracy

We live in an era where reality itself feels split. On one side is the tangible, messy, beautiful #RealWorld—shaped by human touch, emotions, laws, responsibilities, and consequences. On the other side stands the seductive #VirtualWorld—a space of speed, visibility, fluid identities, and instant reactions, where actions often seem detached from real-world consequences.

As I have already published, for decades, different tutorials about the changes in this evolving society, it is time to take a step back and ask how it happened that NOW we are no longer living in one single world. Today, we live in two interconnected worlds that constantly influence each other. More importantly, the #VirtualWorld, largely driven by #SocialMedia and now accelerated by #AI, has gained the power not only to reflect reality—but to reshape the #RealWorld itself.

#RealWorld and #VirtualWorld are bidirectional.
Each influences the other.
In 2014, I published an article called “Internet the Savant Child,” followed in 2024 by “Internet the Savant Child (PART 2): Will AI Make the Internet and People More Intelligent?” Make sure to read those articles first to better understand the evolution of this reflection.

While most other articles and tutorials on the internet focus on HOW to use #AI—something almost everybody can learn—I deliberately take a different path and a different angle. My approach is not about tools first, but about #Understanding FIRST. Before asking what we can do with technology, we must ask what it does to us, to our thinking, to our values, and to our societies.

That is why I dive deeper. I explore why behaviors change, how mental habits are formed, and what happens when we stop questioning automated thinking—both human and artificial. My answer to staying ethical, preserving and defending #Democracy, and not falling into the trap of #Anarchy, is #ReverseTHINKing.

Read my tutorials below (in EN and in FR):

It is a conscious method to break mental automatisms, challenge dominant narratives, and reconnect critical thinking with responsibility—across both the #RealWorld and the #VirtualWorld.

Visually Explained

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Conclusion – Choosing Consciousness in a Dual-World Era

The challenge of the 21st century is not technology itself, nor #AI, nor the existence of a #VirtualWorld. The real challenge lies in how consciously we move between these two worlds and whether we remain aware of the values that hold societies together.

The #VirtualWorld is no longer a parallel space without impact. It actively shapes opinions, behaviors, emotions, and political realities in the #RealWorld. Pretending that actions online have no real-world consequences is one of the most dangerous illusions of our time. When ethics dissolve in the digital sphere, democracy weakens in the physical one.

This is precisely why #Understanding must come before usage. Without reflection, speed replaces wisdom. Without critical distance, freedom risks sliding into chaos. And without responsibility, innovation can quietly drift toward #Anarchy.

#ReverseTHINKing offers a conscious counterweight. It is not a rejection of progress, nor a fear of technology. It is an invitation to pause, to question automatisms, to challenge dominant narratives, and to reconnect individual actions with collective responsibility. It helps us navigate both worlds without losing ethical reference points, human dignity, and democratic foundations.

The future will not be decided by machines alone—but by the quality of human thinking behind them. The question is no longer whether we live in two worlds, but whether we are willing to think deeply enough to live in them wisely.

A Small Reminder:

#ReverseTHINKing — Learning to Unlearn in Order to Rebuild Better
Understanding becomes more difficult when the basics haven’t been learned.
And you — when did you stop questioning what is presented to you as “obvious”?
Is it time to relearn how to think… before someone else does it for you?

===> For readers: explore a tutorial, subscribe, or reflect on a question.

Final Call:
What if we reactivated the filter between our two ears — also known as the “brain” — to get those grey cells moving again?

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Surviving in an #AI-Driven World & a Misunderstood Liberalism

22 Dec

From Blind Progress to Responsible Thinking – Why Critical Thinking, Ethics, and Education Matter More Than Ever

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Introduction – Why this résumé exists

We are living in a time where technological progress is accelerating faster than our collective ability to reflect on its consequences. Artificial Intelligence now influences how we learn, communicate, work, judge, and even define truth. At the same time, liberalism—once rooted in responsibility, civic duty, and respect for shared rules—is increasingly misunderstood as an unlimited right to act without consequence.

This résumé tutorial is not an attack on progress, technology, or freedom. It is a warning against blind acceptance. A warning that a society which abandons ethical boundaries, critical thinking, and education in the name of speed, comfort, or individual desire risks losing its cohesion, its democracy, and its humanity.

The following synthesis brings together a series of tutorials exploring how misunderstood liberalism and uncritical AI adoption reinforce each other—and how education, ethics, and #ReverseTHINKing can help us survive, adapt, and rebuild responsibly.

Part I – When Liberalism Loses Its Meaning

From freedom to irresponsibility

Classical liberalism was never about chaos. It was built on a delicate balance between individual freedom and collective responsibility. Today, that balance is increasingly broken. Freedom is often interpreted as:

“I do what I want”
“Rules are obstacles”
“Tradition is outdated”

This distortion weakens social trust, respect for institutions, and the idea of vivre ensemble. Without shared limits, freedom turns against itself.

Read my tutorials about #Liberalism below (in EN and in FR)

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=liberalism

The silent erosion of civic education

As civic instruction loses importance, younger generations are left without clear reference points:

What are rights and duties?
Why do laws exist?
Why does democracy require discipline, not just opinion?

Read my tutorials below (in EN and in FR)

This vacuum makes societies vulnerable—not only politically, but technologically.

Part II – AI: A Mirror of Our Thinking (and Our Negligence)

AI is not neutral

Artificial Intelligence does not think. It reflects.

It reflects data we provide
It reflects values we encode
It reflects biases we ignore

When deployed without ethics, AI amplifies the very weaknesses already present in society: superficial thinking, speed over depth, efficiency over meaning.

Read my tutorials below (in EN and in FR):

Automation without reflection

In an AI-driven world, decisions are increasingly delegated:

Algorithms recommend what to read
Systems decide who qualifies
Automation replaces dialogue

Without critical oversight, humans risk becoming passive users rather than responsible decision-makers.

Read my tutorials below (in EN and in FR):

AI Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself… Or Does It?

Part III – The Dangerous Alliance: Misunderstood Liberalism & AI

When misunderstood liberalism meets AI, a dangerous loop emerges:

“I am free, therefore I do not question.”
“The system knows better than me.”
“Technology will fix it.”

This combination discourages responsibility while increasing dependency. Freedom becomes outsourced. Thinking becomes optional.

Read my tutorials below (in EN and in FR):

A society that stops questioning will not notice when it is no longer free.

Part IV – Education as the Missing Firewall

Why technology alone cannot save us

No regulation, no algorithm, no innovation can replace educated judgment. Education must evolve—not to serve machines, but to teach humans how to live with them.

This requires:

Ethical frameworks
Civic responsibility
Social intelligence
Critical and proactive thinking

Relearning how to think

Education should not only transmit knowledge, but train minds to:

Question narratives
Detect manipulation
Understand consequences
Respect limits

Without this, AI accelerates ignorance rather than progress.

Part V – #ReverseTHINKing as a Survival Skill

Breaking mental automatisms

#ReverseTHINKing is not about rejecting technology or freedom. It is about interrupting automatic thinking:

Why do I believe this?
Who benefits?
What is missing?
What are the long-term consequences?

From passive consumption to responsible action

Read my tutorials (in EN and in FR) below:

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=%23ReverseTHINKing

Open but structured thinking
Respectful disagreement
Ethical innovation
Democratic resilience

In an AI-driven world, the ability to think independently becomes a form of resistance—and responsibility.

Conclusion – Survival is not fear, it is awareness

Surviving an AI-driven world does not mean rejecting progress. It means guiding it. It means restoring meaning to liberalism by reconnecting freedom with responsibility. It means rebuilding education as a moral, civic, and intellectual foundation.

If we want technology to serve humanity, we must first ensure that humanity remembers how to think, how to respect, and how to live together.

The future is not written by algorithms alone. It is written by the values we choose to protect.

Well, I have been analyzing the Internet since the 1990s and #AI for over a decade, and this is my perspective. Bringing these insights to learners depends heavily on their education and the professional development of educators. Only after they truly understand it will these ideas take root in minds—a process that could take a decade or longer, based on my experience. But despite the time it requires, learning it is essential.

===> Learning to think responsibly in the age of AI is not optional—it is essential for the survival of our society and democracy.”

A Small Reminder:

#ReverseTHINKing — Learning to Unlearn in Order to Rebuild Better
Understanding becomes more difficult when the basics haven’t been learned.
And you — when did you stop questioning what is presented to you as “obvious”?
Is it time to relearn how to think… before someone else does it for you?

===> For readers: explore a tutorial, subscribe, or reflect on a question.

Final Call:
What if we reactivated the filter between our two ears — also known as the “brain” — to get those grey cells moving again?

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And IF #AI shows us the mirror of our society!?

21 Dec

ReverseTHINKing thoughts

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Introduction – When technology reflects who we are

Over the past decade, I have published several articles and tutorials (2014–2025) offering alternative perspectives on the Internet and, more recently, on Artificial Intelligence.

These publications questioned not only what technology can do, but how and why we choose to use it. I also proposed what I consider the best way to use AI: feeding it with human learning, ethical reasoning, and critical reflection, rather than blindly delegating judgment to machines.

However, this approach reflects only one path—my path. An honest, transparent, and ethically grounded way of interacting with AI.

The uncomfortable question is this:

What happens when AI is no longer trained primarily by human learning, but instead by massive volumes of AI-generated, misleading, ideologically biased, or ethically empty content?

And more importantly:

What happens when those who control or influence AI training are not educators, thinkers, or citizens—but governments, corporations, power structures, or radical ideologies?

At that moment, AI stops being a neutral tool. It becomes a mirror. Not of truth—but of our society’s values, fears, shortcuts, and moral compromises.

This tutorial invites you to step back and apply #ReverseTHINKing: to look not at what AI does, but at what AI reveals about us.

1. Real World versus Virtual World – Who influences whom?

One of the most underestimated dangers of AI is not technical—it is cognitive and cultural.

Originally, the virtual world was meant to reflect the real world. Today, the situation is slowly reversing. Algorithms shape attention. AI-generated content floods social media, search engines, and educational platforms. Opinions, emotions, and even moral judgments are increasingly influenced by systems optimized for engagement rather than truth.

The risk is subtle but profound:

The Virtual World begins to define what feels normal.
The Real World adapts its behavior to digital feedback loops.
Human experience is filtered, simplified, and polarized.

When AI is trained on distorted digital realities, it amplifies them. When humans then rely on that AI to understand the world, a closed loop emerges.

AI does not corrupt society on its own. Society first corrupts the data. AI merely reflects it—at scale and at speed.

This raises a disturbing thought: if AI appears biased, aggressive, manipulative, or unethical, perhaps it is not malfunctioning. Perhaps it is simply holding up a mirror.

At that moment, AI stops being a neutral tool.

2. How can we avoid this? And is it even possible?

Avoiding this scenario is not primarily a technical challenge. It is an educational, ethical, and civic challenge.

Let us be clear: total prevention is impossible. AI will always be influenced by those who train it and those who use it. The question is not if distortion will occur, but how resilient society is against it.

Possible counterweights exist:

Critical education instead of passive consumption
Human-in-the-loop systems instead of blind automation
Ethical frameworks embedded not only in code, but in institutions
Transparency about training data, objectives, and limitations

But none of these tools work without one essential ingredient:

An educated citizen capable of thinking independently.

This is where #ReverseTHINKing becomes essential. It trains individuals to:

Question first impressions
Detect manipulation and emotional shortcuts
Reverse dominant narratives
Ask who benefits from a given “truth”

Without these skills, AI safety discussions remain superficial. With them, AI becomes what it should be: a tool, not an authority.

The question is not if distortion will occur, but how resilient society is against it.

3. A danger for Democracy—even with safeguards?

Yes. And denying it is no longer naïve—it is irresponsible.

Democracy does not collapse overnight. It erodes quietly, through comfort, delegation, and intellectual fatigue. AI accelerates this erosion by offering something extremely seductive: answers without effort.

Let us be brutally honest.

When citizens stop verifying information because an algorithm already summarized it… When opinions are formed by AI-curated feeds rather than lived experience and debate… When political complexity is reduced to prompts, scores, and predictive models…

Democracy does not get attacked.

It gets outsourced.

Consider the real risks:

Hyper-personalized political narratives designed to emotionally lock individuals into belief bubbles
Automated persuasion that adapts faster than human critical thinking
Disinformation produced at industrial scale, faster than any democratic correction mechanism
Citizens slowly accepting algorithmic judgment as more “neutral” than human disagreement

The most dangerous sentence in a democracy is no longer:

“The government decided.”

It is:

“The AI said so.”

At that moment, responsibility disappears. Accountability blurs. Civic courage weakens.

Even with safeguards, ethical committees, and regulations, AI remains vulnerable to misuse because democracy itself relies on effort—and effort is exactly what convenience-driven systems undermine.

The real threat is not authoritarian AI imposed from above.

The real threat is a society that willingly trades:

Critical thinking for convenience
Debate for personalization
Civic responsibility for algorithmic comfort

A democracy populated by passive users will not be saved by better algorithms.

It will simply be managed—until it no longer needs citizens at all.

Conclusion – AI as a moral stress test for society

AI is not the beginning of our problems. It is the accelerator.

It accelerates what already exists:

Our values
Our prejudices
Our ethical limits
Our willingness—or refusal—to think

If AI becomes unethical, manipulative, or destructive, the uncomfortable truth is this:

It learned that from us.

This is why the real challenge of AI is not regulation alone, nor innovation alone—but education. Education that fosters Deep Thinking, Critical Thinking, and Proactive Thinking. Education that teaches citizens to live together (vivre ensemble), to respect democratic principles, and to resist intellectual laziness.

#ReverseTHINKing is not anti-AI. It is anti-blindness.

If AI shows us a distorted mirror of society, the solution is not to break the mirror—but to change what stands in front of it.

The future of AI will not be decided by machines.

It will be decided by the kind of humans we choose to remain.

A Small Reminder:

#ReverseTHINKing — Learning to Unlearn in Order to Rebuild Better
Understanding becomes more difficult when the basics haven’t been learned.
And you — when did you stop questioning what is presented to you as “obvious”?
Is it time to relearn how to think… before someone else does it for you?

Final Call:
What if we reactivated the filter between our two ears — also known as the “brain” — to get those grey cells moving again?

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My AI PracTICE with ChatGPT to Get the BEST Out of It

20 Dec

PracTICE and Insights: A Year with AI ChatGPT

Image created by ChatGPT, click please to enlarge.

A #ReverseTHINKing-based learning experience

Being informed about the Internet since its very beginning, following its evolution through technical magazines, and being online since 1998, I have accumulated decades of experience with digital technologies.
Not only as a user, but also as an observer and analyst. This critical approach is reflected in my earlier tutorials and publications:

The same applies to Artificial Intelligence (#AI). Long before it became a mainstream topic, I followed its evolution through specialized magazines and online resources. I also curated critical content on AI on my own curation site Scoop.it, raising early questions about ethics, responsibility, and societal impact.

However, I was not yet ready to pay for AI usage. That changed when ChatGPT became available for free.
This moment was decisive. It gave me the courage to experiment seriously with it in November 2024
(see my first impressions here:
https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/chatgpt-free-for-windows-desktop-users-first-impressions/).

From that point on, I tested ChatGPT intensively:
its correctness, its ethical behavior, its limitations, and its hidden risks.
As a result, I published nearly 100 articles and tutorials on my WordPress blog, documenting:

real use cases
errors and hallucinations
ethical inconsistencies
learning progress (both mine and the AI’s)

At the beginning, working with ChatGPT was far from easy.
Everything had to be checked, controlled, and verified.
Hallucinations appeared—and I confronted ChatGPT directly, correcting it explicitly.

This phase is essential in a #ReverseTHINKing approach:
👉 Do not trust first. Test first.

After several updates—and after consistent, structured human feedback—ChatGPT progressively “understood” something fundamental:
it is not the master, but a tool.
Not an authority—but a servant of human thinking.

How to “Teach” ChatGPT

Or rather: how to educate yourself while using AI

Here, #ReverseTHINKing becomes central.

I did not ask ChatGPT to “think for me”.
I asked it to answer according to my mindset, which is built on the following pillars:

#ETHICS
#ModernEDU
#Responsibility
#Empathy
#Democracy
#CriticalTHINKing
#ProactiveTHINKing
#ReverseTHINKing
#SynthesizingMind
#DigitalCitiZENship

This is a paradigm shift:
You do not adapt your thinking to the AI.
👉 You force the AI to adapt to your thinking framework.

And this leads to a key insight:

The quality of AI output is directly proportional to the quality of human input.

This principle is not new.
It applies equally in the real world.

Example:
If you ask in a grocery store:

“Where can I find milk?”

You might be guided to soy milk, oat milk, or lactose-free alternatives.
If what you actually want is cow’s milk, the problem is not the shop—it is the imprecision of your question.

The same principle applies online or with AI:

Asking ChatGPT vague or incomplete questions produces answers that may miss your intent.
Asking precise, guided questions produces responses that align with your thinking framework.

Here’s an added practical dimension:

ChatGPT can refine your text, improving clarity, structure, and style.
ChatGPT can translate your articles for readers whose mother tongue differs from yours.

In the grocery analogy: refining text is like asking the shop assistant to clarify what type of milk you want; translating is like getting directions in the language the visitor understands.

👉 Precise guidance produces precise results—whether in real life or with AI.
👉 Unclear guidance produces confusion.

AI simply amplifies the effects of human clarity—or lack thereof.

Extra Practical Benefits

ChatGPT can also refine your text, helping to make your writing clearer, more precise, and consistent.
It can translate your articles into other languages, which is especially useful for readers whose mother tongue is different from the language of your post.

This makes ChatGPT not only a tool for generating ideas but also a practical assistant for communication and accessibility.

Practical Tip: How to Guide ChatGPT Before It Answers

ChatGPT can also refine your text, helping to make your writing clearer, more precise, and consistent.
To achieve this, it is essential to control the interaction from the very beginning.

A powerful #ReverseTHINKing technique is to explicitly delay the AI’s answer and force it into a thinking and structuring phase first.

Tip: Start your prompt like this

“Please don’t answer yet. This is a preparation phase.
Wait until I explicitly ask you to respond.”

This immediately shifts ChatGPT from reactive answering to structured assistance.

Guide the Thinking Process Step by Step

Ask ChatGPT to write down ideas first, divided into small, logical parts.
This mirrors good educational practice and helps avoid superficial or rushed answers.

Example Prompt Structure

Please don’t answer yet. This is a preparation phase.

Start by writing down ideas only.
Divide them into small, logical parts.

Use the following structure and complete each part with one concrete example:

Introduction
1.
2.
3.

Conclusion

Only after this preparation phase should you allow ChatGPT to refine, rewrite, or translate the final text.

Final Step: Refinement, Reflection, and Analysis

Once the structure and content are in place, you can now ask ChatGPT to refine your text.
At this stage, ChatGPT may also suggest new ideas, improvements, or alternative perspectives.

This is an important #ReverseTHINKing moment:
👉 You are not obliged to accept all suggestions.
👉 You decide consciously which ones to keep and which ones to reject.

After finishing your article or tutorial, take one more step:
ask ChatGPT to analyze your text.

For example, you can request an analysis of:

clarity and structure
coherence of arguments
ethical consistency
alignment with your ideological framework

This transforms ChatGPT into a reflective mirror, not an authority.

👉 You think first. AI assists second.
👉 You decide last.

That is how #PracTICE, #CriticalTHINKing, and #ReverseTHINKing work together.

Conclusion

#ReverseTHINKing as the key to meaningful AI use

With the right prompts—and more importantly, with a clear ethical and intellectual framework—AI tools like ChatGPT can become powerful allies.

But only if humans remain:

ethically grounded
critically aware
intellectually responsible

In my case, aligning AI usage with
#ETHICS, #CriticalTHINKing, #ReverseTHINKing, and #DigitalCitiZENship
allowed ChatGPT to respond more clearly, more consistently, and more responsibly.

This tutorial is not about “how smart AI is”.
It is about how conscious humans must remain when using it.

👉 AI does not replace thinking.
👉 AI reflects thinking.
👉 And #ReverseTHINKing ensures that we stay in control of both.

A Small Reminder:

#ReverseTHINKing — Learning to Unlearn in Order to Rebuild Better
Understanding becomes more difficult when the basics haven’t been learned.
And you — when did you stop questioning what is presented to you as “obvious”?
Is it time to relearn how to think… before someone else does it for you?

Final Call:
What if we reactivated the filter between our two ears — also known as the “brain” — to get those grey cells moving again?

.

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Pour comprendre l’IA, il faut d’abord comprendre le comportement humain

19 Dec

Pour comprendre l’Intelligence Artificielle, nous devons d’abord comprendre le comportement humain, car l’IA reflète, accélère et amplifie notre manière de penser, d’agir et de décider dans le monde numérique.

Image créée par ChatGPT, cliquez pour agrandir.

Introduction – Un avertissement déjà reçu

En 2014, bien avant que l’Intelligence Artificielle ne devienne un sujet quotidien, j’ai publié un tutoriel expliquant Internet sous un angle différent.
L’idée centrale était simple, mais dérangeante : Internet n’est pas une entité autonome. C’est un miroir. Il grandit, apprend, mute et se déforme exclusivement à travers l’apport humain. Données, opinions, émotions, images, mensonges, vérités, colère, peur, curiosité et ignorance – tout provient de nous.

Tutoriel 2014 :
https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/understanding-the-internet-a-different-approach/

Des années plus tard, l’IA n’a pas changé cette réalité. Elle l’a amplifiée.

Si Internet était le reflet du comportement humain collectif, l’IA est désormais l’accélérateur de ce reflet. C’est pourquoi comprendre l’IA sans comprendre le comportement humain n’est pas seulement incomplet, c’est dangereux. La peur d’un futur orwellien n’est pas de la science-fiction ; c’est une conséquence logique lorsque la technologie évolue plus vite que l’éthique, l’éducation et la responsabilité.

Tutoriel 2025 :
https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/internet-the-savant-child-part-2-will-ai-make-the-internet-more-intelligent/

Ce tutoriel propose un chemin clair : avant de demander ce que l’IA peut faire, nous devons nous demander qui nous sommes et comment nous nous comportons.

1. Comprendre CE QU’EST Internet

Internet est souvent décrit comme un réseau, un outil ou un espace numérique. Ces descriptions sont techniquement correctes, mais intellectuellement insuffisantes.

Internet est un écosystème généré par l’humain. Il n’a pas de pensées originales, pas de valeurs intrinsèques et pas de boussole morale. Chaque site web, commentaire, signal algorithmique, clic et tendance existe parce qu’un être humain l’a produit ou renforcé.

Ce qui rend Internet puissant, ce n’est pas seulement la technologie, mais l’échelle et la répétition. Lorsque des comportements sont répétés des millions de fois, ils deviennent des normes. Lorsque les émotions sont amplifiées par la viralité, elles deviennent des vérités perçues. Lorsque la simplification domine, la nuance disparaît.

Déjà en 2014, les signes avant-coureurs étaient visibles :

La popularité a remplacé la crédibilité
La vitesse a remplacé la réflexion
L’émotion a remplacé le raisonnement

Internet n’a pas créé ces tendances. Il les a simplement révélées et amplifiées.

2. Comprendre CE QU’EST l’IA – et ses conséquences à travers NOTRE apport

L’Intelligence Artificielle ne pense pas. Elle traite.

Les systèmes d’IA sont entraînés sur des ensembles massifs de données produites par des humains. Les modèles linguistiques apprennent à partir de nos textes, de nos questions, de nos conflits, de nos biais, de notre humour et de nos peurs. Si la société est polarisée, l’IA apprend la polarisation. Si la société est superficielle, l’IA apprend la superficialité. Si la société est éthique, l’IA peut apprendre l’éthique – mais seulement si celle-ci est présente de manière cohérente dans les données.

Cela mène à une vérité fondamentale souvent ignorée :

L’IA ne devient pas dangereuse par elle-même. Elle devient dangereuse lorsqu’elle optimise des comportements humains non examinés.

Le véritable risque n’est pas l’autonomie de l’IA, mais l’abdication humaine de la responsabilité. Lorsque des décisions sont aveuglément déléguées à des systèmes que nous ne comprenons pas, le contrôle n’est pas perdu par la force, mais par le confort.

C’est ici que les avertissements historiques refont surface. Orwell ne décrivait pas un futur gouverné par des machines, mais une société dans laquelle les gens cessent de remettre en question le pouvoir, le langage et la vérité. L’IA peut devenir l’instrument parfait d’une telle société – non parce qu’elle le veut, mais parce que nous l’y autorisons.

3. COMMENT utiliser l’IA intelligemment en comprenant son fonctionnement

Utiliser l’IA intelligemment commence par la démystification.

L’IA n’est ni un oracle ni un ennemi. C’est un outil façonné par des choix de conception, des données d’entraînement et des usages. Une utilisation avisée nécessite trois compétences :

1. Conscience cognitive
Les utilisateurs doivent comprendre que les réponses de l’IA sont probabilistes, et non des garanties factuelles. Un ton confiant n’équivaut pas à une exactitude du contenu.

2. Conscience éthique
Chaque interaction entraîne indirectement les systèmes. La manière dont nous posons les questions, ce que nous normalisons et ce que nous acceptons comme réponses a de l’importance.

3. Responsabilité éducative
Apprendre aux gens à utiliser l’IA sans leur apprendre à penser de manière critique est un échec systémique.

La culture de l’IA doit donc inclure :

La compréhension des limites
La détection des biais
La remise en question des réponses
Le maintien du jugement humain

Sans ces éléments, l’IA devient un amplificateur d’ignorance plutôt qu’un catalyseur d’intelligence.

4. #ReverseTHINKing – briser l’automatisation de la pensée

#ReverseTHINKing ne consiste pas à rejeter la technologie. Il s’agit de rejeter l’automatisation mentale.

Dans un monde où les algorithmes prédisent les préférences, suggèrent des opinions et optimisent l’attention, le plus grand risque n’est pas la surveillance, mais la passivité intellectuelle.

#ReverseTHINKing invite les apprenants à :

Remettre en question les évidences
Inverser les hypothèses
Ralentir la prise de décision
Réintroduire l’éthique dans l’efficacité

Appliqué à l’IA, cela signifie :

Se demander pourquoi une réponse est donnée, pas seulement quelle est la réponse
Explorer ce qui manque, pas seulement ce qui est présent
Comprendre que la commodité cache souvent des compromis

Cette approche reconnecte la technologie à la responsabilité civique et rétablit le rôle humain en tant que décideur, et non simple consommateur.

5. Conclusion – L’IA ne nous sauvera ni ne nous détruira, mais elle nous révélera

L’Intelligence Artificielle est un miroir tenu plus près que jamais. Elle reflète notre intelligence, notre créativité, nos préjugés et nos limites morales.

Si nous craignons un futur orwellien, la solution n’est pas de craindre l’IA, mais d’éduquer les humains. La démocratie, la liberté et la coexistence pacifique n’ont jamais dépendu des outils, mais des valeurs.

Comprendre l’IA commence donc par comprendre le comportement humain :

Comment nous communiquons
Comment nous consommons l’information
Comment nous acceptons ou résistons à la responsabilité

L’avenir de l’IA n’est pas écrit uniquement dans le code. Il s’écrit dans les salles de classe, les familles, les institutions et les choix du quotidien.

La question n’est plus ce que l’IA va devenir, mais quel type de société nous sommes en train de lui apprendre.

Cette réponse nous appartient encore.

Petit rappel :

#ReverseTHINKing — Apprendre à désapprendre pour mieux reconstruire

La compréhension devient plus difficile lorsque les bases n’ont pas été apprises.
Et vous — quand avez-vous cessé de questionner ce qui vous est présenté comme « évident » ?
Est-il temps de réapprendre à penser… avant que quelqu’un d’autre ne le fasse à votre place ?

Le #ReverseTHINKing est essentiel pour reprendre le contrôle de notre attention, de nos choix et de notre autonomie numérique.

Pour aller plus loin :

ReverseTHINKing : une nécessité pour repenser notre place dans une société en mutation ?

🧠 Appel final :
Et si nous réactivions le filtre entre nos deux oreilles — aussi appelé le « cerveau » — pour remettre nos cellules grises en mouvement ? 😉

Lectures complémentaires ( en anglais ) :

My curated resources on Scoop.it:

21st Century Learning and Teaching – AI

Check ALSO my Curation and EDU-related articles on my Blog

Check ALSO:

ChatGPT FREE for Windows Desktop users, Part 38

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Comment apprendre le #ReverseTHINKing de manière ludique

18 Dec

Image créée par ChatGPT, cliquez pour agrandir.

Introduction

Dans un monde technologique en constante expansion où l’#IA est là pour durer, il est essentiel de comprendre ce qu’est réellement l’IA et, plus important encore, de quoi elle dépend : de nous, les utilisateurs.
L’IA n’est pas une intelligence indépendante ; elle apprend à partir des données, des comportements, des choix et des valeurs que les humains fournissent consciemment ou inconsciemment.

Une fois cela clairement compris, une question éducative cruciale se pose :
Comment pouvons-nous apprendre aux personnes, dès le plus jeune âge, à utiliser l’IA de manière sage, critique et responsable — sans en devenir dépendantes ou contrôlées ?

Pour comprendre l’Intelligence Artificielle, nous devons d’abord comprendre le comportement humain, car l’IA reflète, accélère et amplifie notre façon de penser, d’agir et de décider dans le monde numérique.

Pour comprendre l’IA, il faut d’abord comprendre le comportement humain

To understand AI, one needs first to understand human behaviour

Ce tutoriel propose une approche ludique, engageante et pédagogiquement solide pour apprendre le #ReverseTHINKing, un état d’esprit qui aide les apprenants à rester au-dessus de la technologie plutôt qu’en dessous.

Vous trouverez ci-dessous des parcours pédagogiques pratiques conçus pour rendre l’apprentissage significatif, motivant et durable.

1. QU’EST-CE que le #ReverseTHINKing ?

Le #ReverseTHINKing est la capacité de prendre du recul par rapport aux schémas de pensée automatiques, socialement conditionnés ou influencés par la technologie, et de les questionner délibérément sous un autre angle.

Au lieu de se demander uniquement :

Quelle est la réponse la plus rapide ?
Que suggère le système ?

Le #ReverseTHINKing invite les apprenants à se demander :

Pourquoi cela est-il présenté de cette manière ?
Qu’est-ce qui manque ?
Qui bénéficie de cette conclusion ?
Que se passerait-il si je pensais l’inverse ?

#ReverseTHINKing — Apprendre à désapprendre pour mieux reconstruire

Il ne s’agit pas de rejeter la technologie ou le savoir, mais de reprendre une souveraineté cognitive.

2. POURQUOI le #ReverseTHINKing est-il essentiel dans un monde dominé par l’IA ?

Dans une société pilotée par l’IA :

Les algorithmes influencent les opinions
L’automatisation réduit le temps de réflexion
La facilité remplace la curiosité

Sans #ReverseTHINKing, les apprenants risquent :

Une consommation passive de l’information
Une confiance aveugle dans les productions des machines
Une perte du jugement critique

Avec #ReverseTHINKing, les apprenants développent :

Une conscience numérique
Un raisonnement éthique
Une résistance à la manipulation
Une pensée indépendante

En résumé, le #ReverseTHINKing n’est plus optionnel : c’est une nécessité civique et éducative.

3. COMMENT enseigner le #ReverseTHINKing ? Qu’est-ce qui est essentiel en premier ?

Le #ReverseTHINKing ne peut pas exister seul. Il doit être construit sur des bases cognitives solides.

Prérequis essentiels

#CriticalTHINKing – analyser, questionner, vérifier
#ProactiveTHINKing – anticiper les conséquences et agir de manière responsable
#SynthesizingMind – relier les idées plutôt que mémoriser des faits
#OpenMIND – accepter que sa première réponse puisse être fausse
#ETHICS – comprendre la responsabilité dans la prise de décision

L’enseignement doit évoluer :

De la théorie vers la #PracTICE
Des questions vers les concepts
De l’expérience vers la réflexion

L’enseignant devient un coach, pas un simple distributeur de savoir.

Encadré de clarification didactique

Pourquoi commencer par la théorie est important en #ReverseTHINKing :

Fournit aux apprenants des cadres mentaux pour reconnaître hypothèses et biais
Aide à comprendre les règles du système avant d’essayer de le manipuler
Garantit que les exercices pratiques ont du sens et ne sont pas de simples répétitions
Favorise des compétences transférables, permettant d’adapter le #ReverseTHINKing à de multiples contextes

4. QUAND commencer à enseigner le #ReverseTHINKing ?

Le plus tôt possible, en l’adaptant à la maturité cognitive.

École primaire : remise en question des habitudes, changements simples de perspective, jeux d’empathie
Secondaire : débat, contradiction, éducation aux médias, dilemmes éthiques
Enseignement supérieur : analyse des biais de l’IA, impacts sociétaux, responsabilité

Le #ReverseTHINKing n’est pas limité par l’âge ; sa complexité évolue avec l’apprenant.

5. Enseigner le #ReverseTHINKing par le jeu de rôle

Le jeu de rôle est l’un des outils d’apprentissage basés sur la #PracTICE les plus puissants pour comprendre pourquoi le #ReverseTHINKing est indispensable dans un monde dominé par l’IA.

Mise en place pédagogique

Créer deux scénarios contrastés :
- Un scénario basé sur l’IA (ex. prise de décision algorithmique)
- Un problème sociétal réel (ex. discrimination, désinformation)
Les apprenants travaillent en équipes
Ils reçoivent des questions directrices, pas des réponses
Le coach observe, challenge et réoriente la réflexion

Rôle du coach (PAS enseignant)

Poser des questions inversées
Introduire des points de vue alternatifs
Mettre en évidence les hypothèses cachées
Encourager la contradiction et la réflexion

Réflexion & évaluation

Au lieu de notes traditionnelles :

Utiliser une grille d’évaluation transparente (rubric)
Se concentrer sur :
- La profondeur du questionnement
- La conscience éthique
- La capacité à changer de perspective
- La collaboration en équipe

Les apprenants voient clairement :

Ce qu’ils ont compris
Où ils progressent
Ce qui doit encore être développé

L’évaluation devient orientée apprentissage, et non jugement.

Utilisez une grille pour rendre les progrès transparents et exploitables pour chaque apprenant et pour les parents.
Vous trouverez ci-dessous un exemple et découvrirez POURQUOI les rubrics sont utiles :

Conclusion

En intégrant le jeu de rôle dans l’éducation, l’apprentissage devient ludique, social et porteur de sens.
Les apprenants s’engagent activement, collaborent, débattent et réfléchissent.

Le #ReverseTHINKing transforme les salles de classe en laboratoires de pensée, préparant les apprenants non seulement à utiliser l’IA, mais à coexister avec elle de manière responsable.

Dans un monde façonné par les algorithmes, la compétence la plus importante que nous puissions enseigner n’est pas comment obtenir des réponses plus vite, mais comment mieux les questionner.

💡 Petit rappel :

#ReverseTHINKing — Apprendre à désapprendre pour mieux reconstruire

La compréhension devient plus difficile lorsque les bases n’ont pas été apprises.
Et vous — quand avez-vous cessé de questionner ce qui vous est présenté comme « évident » ?
Est-il temps de réapprendre à penser… avant que quelqu’un d’autre ne le fasse à votre place ?

Le #ReverseTHINKing est essentiel pour reprendre le contrôle de notre attention, de nos choix et de notre autonomie numérique.

Pour aller plus loin :

🔗 ReverseTHINKing : une nécessité pour repenser notre place dans une société en mutation ?

🧠 Appel final :
Et si nous réactivions le filtre entre nos deux oreilles — aussi appelé le « cerveau » — pour remettre ces cellules grises en mouvement ? 😉

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How To Learn #ReverseTHINKing In A Fun Way

17 Dec

To understand Artificial Intelligence, we must first understand human behaviour, because AI reflects, accelerates, and magnifies the way we think, act, and decide in the digital world.

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Introduction

In an ever-growing technological world where #AI is there to stay, it is essential to understand what AI really is and, more importantly, what it depends on: us, the users. AI is not an independent intelligence; it learns from data, behaviors, choices, and values that humans consciously or unconsciously provide.

Once this is clearly understood, a crucial educational question arises: How can we teach people, from an early age, to use AI wisely, critically, and responsibly—without becoming controlled by it?

To understand Artificial Intelligence, we must first understand human behaviour, because AI reflects, accelerates, and magnifies the way we think, act, and decide in the digital world.

To understand AI, one needs first to understand human behaviour

This tutorial proposes a fun, engaging, and pedagogically sound approach to learning #ReverseTHINKing, a mindset that helps learners stay above technology instead of under it.

Below, you will find practical pedagogical paths designed to make learning meaningful, motivating, and future-proof.

1. WHAT is #ReverseTHINKing?

#ReverseTHINKing is the ability to step back from automatic, socially conditioned, or technologically influenced thinking patterns and deliberately question them from another angle.

Instead of asking only:

What is the fastest answer?
What does the system suggest?

#ReverseTHINKing invites learners to ask:

Why is this presented this way?
What is missing?
Who benefits from this conclusion?
What would happen if I thought the opposite?

#ReverseTHINKing — Learning to Unlearn in Order to Rebuild Better

It is not about rejecting technology or knowledge, but about regaining cognitive sovereignty.

2. WHY is #ReverseTHINKing essential in an AI-driven world?

In an AI-driven society:

Algorithms influence opinions
Automation reduces reflection time
Convenience replaces curiosity

Without #ReverseTHINKing, learners risk:

Passive consumption of information
Blind trust in machine-generated outputs
Loss of critical judgment

With #ReverseTHINKing, learners develop:

Digital awareness
Ethical reasoning
Resistance to manipulation
Independent thought

In short, #ReverseTHINKing is not optional anymore—it is a civic and educational necessity.

3. HOW to teach #ReverseTHINKing? What is essential first?

#ReverseTHINKing cannot stand alone. It must be built on solid cognitive foundations:

Essential prerequisites

#CriticalTHINKing – analyzing, questioning, verifying
#ProactiveTHINKing – anticipating consequences and acting responsibly
#SynthesizingMind – connecting ideas instead of memorizing facts
#OpenMIND – accepting that one’s first answer may be wrong
#ETHICS – understanding responsibility in decision-making

Teaching should move:

From theory to #PracTICE
From questions to concepts
From experience to reflection

The teacher becomes a coach, not a knowledge distributor.

Didactical Clarification Box

Why theory-first matters in #ReverseTHINKing:

Provides learners with mental frameworks to recognize assumptions and biases.
Helps them understand the rules of the system before attempting to manipulate it.
Ensures that practical exercises are meaningful, not blind repetitions.
Promotes transferable skills, allowing learners to adapt #ReverseTHINKing to multiple contexts.

4. WHEN should we start teaching #ReverseTHINKing?

The earlier, the better—adapted to cognitive maturity.

Primary school: questioning habits, simple perspective shifts, empathy games
Secondary school: debate, contradiction, media literacy, ethical dilemmas
Higher education: AI bias analysis, societal impact, responsibility

#ReverseTHINKing is not age-restricted; its complexity evolves with the learner.

5. Teaching #ReverseTHINKing through Role Playing

Role playing is one of the most powerful #PracTICE-based learning tools to understand why #ReverseTHINKing is a must in an AI-driven world.

Pedagogical setup

Create two contrasting scenarios:
1. An AI-based scenario (e.g. algorithmic decision-making)
2. A real-world societal problem (e.g. discrimination, misinformation)
Learners work in teams
They receive guiding questions, not answers
The coach observes, challenges, and redirects thinking

Coach’s role (NOT teacher)

Ask reverse questions
Introduce alternative viewpoints
Highlight hidden assumptions
Encourage contradiction and reflection

Reflection & evaluation

Instead of traditional grades:

Use a transparent rubric
Focus on:
- Depth of questioning
- Ethical awareness
- Ability to change perspective
- Team collaboration

Learners clearly see:

What they understood
Where they are progressing
What still needs development

Evaluation becomes learning-oriented, not judgment-oriented.

Use a rubric to make progress transparent and actionable for each learner and parents. Find an example from me below and see WHATFORE rubrics are good for:

Conclusion

By integrating role playing into education, learning becomes fun, social, and meaningful. Learners engage actively, collaborate, debate, and reflect.

#ReverseTHINKing transforms classrooms into thinking laboratories, preparing learners not just to use AI—but to coexist with it responsibly.

In a world shaped by algorithms, the greatest skill we can teach is not how to get answers faster, but how to question them better.

💡 A Small Reminder:

#ReverseTHINKing — Learning to Unlearn in Order to Rebuild Better
Understanding becomes more difficult when the basics haven’t been learned.
And you — when did you stop questioning what is presented to you as “obvious”?
Is it time to relearn how to think… before someone else does it for you?

#ReverseTHINKing is essential for regaining control over our attention, our choices, and our digital autonomy.
To explore further:
🔗 ReverseTHINKing: A Necessity for Rethinking Our Place in a Changing Society?

🧠 Final Call:
What if we reactivated the filter between our two ears — also known as the “brain” — to get those grey cells moving again? 😉

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Monthly Archives: December 2025

Introduction

1. Practical Examples of Bidirectional THINKing

Example 1: Technology and AI

Example 2: Education Systems

Example 3: Freedom Without Boundaries

2. Reflection – Why Our Thinking Became One-Directional

Bidirectional THINKing vs #ReverseTHINKing – Clarifying the Difference

3. Conclusion – Thinking in Two Directions to Act Wisely

Further Reading & Related Tutorials

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Introduction – A world reacting instead of understanding

1. The PATCH mentality – When society imitates computers

2. Liberalism wrongly understood – Freedom without foundations

3. The role of Government – Managing symptoms, avoiding roots

4. The role of EDUcation – When formation is replaced by performance

5. The role of #SocialMedias – Speed over depth

6. The role of AI – Automating the PATCH mentality

7. Conclusion – From patching to understanding

Further Reading & Related Tutorials

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Introduction

1. La Constitution luxembourgeoise et le cadre légal

2. Les dangers et les conséquences pour les habitants

3. Changements démographiques et défis de la cohabitation

Propositions pour restaurer une intégration fonctionnelle

4. Le non-respect des habitants du pays d’accueil

5. Les réseaux sociaux comme amplificateurs de violence

6. Un danger réel pour la démocratie

Comment une démocratie meurt quand le quotidien banalise l’illégalité

Une lecture à travers #CriticalTHINKing, #ProactiveTHINKing et #ReverseTHINKing

1. La banalisation de l’illégalité : le premier symptôme

2. L’inversion des rôles : quand la victime doit se justifier

3. Le quotidien non régulé comme accélérateur de désintégration démocratique

4. Le silence et l’inaction comme complices

5. Une mort lente, invisible mais réelle

Section pédagogique – À destination des jeunes

Pourquoi l’instruction civique est indispensable aujourd’hui

Comprendre avant de juger, respecter avant d’exiger

Former des citoyens, pas seulement des utilisateurs de réseaux sociaux

Conclusion

Pour aller plus loin :

Lectures complémentaires ( en anglais ) :

Understanding, comparing, and navigating two worlds without losing ethics, responsibility, and democracy

Visually Explained

Conclusion – Choosing Consciousness in a Dual-World Era

Further Reading & Related Tutorials

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Introduction – Why this résumé exists

Part I – When Liberalism Loses Its Meaning

From freedom to irresponsibility

The silent erosion of civic education

Part II – AI: A Mirror of Our Thinking (and Our Negligence)

AI is not neutral

Automation without reflection

Part III – The Dangerous Alliance: Misunderstood Liberalism & AI

Part IV – Education as the Missing Firewall

Why technology alone cannot save us

Relearning how to think

Part V – #ReverseTHINKing as a Survival Skill

Breaking mental automatisms

From passive consumption to responsible action

Conclusion – Survival is not fear, it is awareness

Further Reading & Related Tutorials

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Introduction – When technology reflects who we are

1. Real World versus Virtual World – Who influences whom?

2. How can we avoid this? And is it even possible?

3. A danger for Democracy—even with safeguards?

Conclusion – AI as a moral stress test for society

Further Reading & Related Tutorials

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A #ReverseTHINKing-based learning experience

How to “Teach” ChatGPT

Or rather: how to educate yourself while using AI

Extra Practical Benefits

Practical Tip: How to Guide ChatGPT Before It Answers

Tip: Start your prompt like this

Guide the Thinking Process Step by Step

Example Prompt Structure