Coaching practices for I Sense Two of These Examples Are Really Doing the Same Thing Underneath but I Can't Quite Put My Finger on What I Want to Lay Them Right Next to Each Other and Line Up Step Against Step So the Shared Bones Show Through and I Can Name the Principle That the Surface Details Keep Hiding

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• I sense two of these examples are really doing the same thing underneath, but I can’t quite put my finger on what
• I keep telling myself this new situation is "just like" something I’ve handled before because they look so alike on the surface, but my plan based on that comparison keeps falling flat
• My bullet points look tidy on the page but they feel lopsided when I read them aloud
• I’ve locked onto one way of seeing this problem
• I learn something from one example and feel sure I understand it, then the moment it shows up looking even slightly different I don’t recognize it

Practices that may help

1. Compare two examples side-by-side to extract the underlying principle
   Place two worked examples next to each other and find exactly what is the same, structurally, beneath the surface differences.
   The Worked Examples Effect: Learn Faster by Studying Solutions First
2. Map the relational structure, not the surface features
   Ask what relationships are shared between domains, not just what objects look similar.
   Analogical Reasoning
3. Use parallel structure across every level of the pyramid
   Ideas at the same level of the hierarchy should be grammatically and logically parallel.
   The Minto Pyramid Principle
4. Use multiple analogies for the same problem
   Draw on at least two different analogies for a new problem and see where they agree and diverge.
   Analogical Reasoning
5. Use multiple varied examples to map the concept’s true shape
   Three different examples reveal what one example hides — the edges of the concept.
   Concrete Examples: How to Make Abstract Ideas Stick
6. Find a handle word or image
   Let a word, phrase, or image arise from the felt sense — not the other way around.
   Focusing and the Felt Sense, Made Practical
7. Drill down with the five whys
   Ask “why?” repeatedly to move from a surface symptom to the root constraint.
   First-Principles Thinking, Made Usable
8. Use analogies to transfer structure from known to unknown
   Map an unfamiliar concept onto a familiar one that shares the same relational structure.
   Concrete Examples: How to Make Abstract Ideas Stick
9. Contrast training
   Study pairs of similar examples that differ on exactly one critical feature to sharpen discrimination.
   Perceptual Learning: Training Your Eye Before Your Mind
10. Study multiple varied examples of the same principle before generalizing
    Comparing examples that share a deep principle but differ on surface features builds transferable knowledge faster than repetition of similar examples.
    The Worked Examples Effect: Learn Faster by Studying Solutions First

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