如何真正解释好事情

Some people just want to watch the world learn.

有些人只是想看着这个世界学习。

You're here, because you want to help others learn. I'm here, because Hari thinks I'm good at helping others learn. We'll see how quickly he regrets inviting me.

你在这里，因为你想帮助别人学习。我在这里，因为Hari认为我很擅长帮助别人学习。我们会看到他有多快对邀请我感到后悔。

So here's the deal: I ramble for 15 minutes about how to explain complex ideas, do a quick Q&A, then, because this is a small class, I might be able to do some fast 1-on-1 feedback on your project ideas. Also I'll give Hari the slides to give to you later. Sound good? Let's go!

所以，事情是这样的：我就如何解释复杂的想法漫谈15分钟，做一个快速的问答，然后，因为这是一个小班，我可能会对你的项目想法做一些快速的1对1反馈。另外，我还会把幻灯片给哈瑞，让他稍后给你。听起来不错吧？那就开始吧!

Today I'll to try to explain how I explain. But first:

今天我将尝试解释我是如何解释的。但首先。

Some Theory about why I'm not giving you Some Theory

一些关于我为什么不给你一些理论的理论

Explaining stuff is a skill. When training skills, people usually think about Theory versus Practice. Theory is easy to share, but hard to apply to day-to-day work. Practice is easy to apply, but hard to share –– for example, I can't talk you into being able to ride a bike.

解释东西是一种技能。在培训技能时，人们通常会考虑到理论与实践。理论容易分享，但很难应用于日常工作。实践很容易应用，但很难分享 -- 例如，我无法说服你能够骑自行车。

But I think there's something in the middle: Tricks! (or Heuristics, Rules-of-Thumb, whatever you call it.) Tricks are easy to share, but also easy to apply!

但我认为中间有一些东西。技巧!(或启发式方法、经验法则，不管你怎么称呼它。) 技巧很容易分享，但也很容易应用!

But, of course, there's a catch: the vast majority of tricks are false. Like, "Beer before liquor, never been sicker. Liquor before beer, you're in the clear." That's... false? Not true. It does not work.

但是，当然，有一个问题：绝大多数的伎俩都是假的。比如，"啤酒在酒之前，从来没有病过。在啤酒前喝白酒，你就没事了。"那是......假的？不是真的。它不起作用。

Y'know, I only recently realized you can actually test advice? Like all products, advice can be methodically tested, modified, and iterated upon. The idea that we should test our ideas does not come naturally to human beings.

你知道吗，我最近才意识到你实际上可以测试建议？像所有的产品一样，建议可以被有条不紊地测试、修改和迭代。我们应该测试我们的想法，这种想法对人类来说并不自然。

So, before I share my favorite Tricks for explaining stuff, I want to stre...