>[!abstract] >The plastic platypus learning technique is based on evidence that show that teaching an inanimate object improves understanding and knowledge retention of a subject. The advantage of this technique is that the learner does not need the presence of another person in order to teach the subject. > >A similar process is the Feynman technique, named after physicist Richard Feynman, in which a person attempts to write an explanation of some information in a way that a child could understand, developing original analogies where necessary. When the writer reaches an area which they are unable to comfortably explain, they go back and re-read or research the topic until they are able to do so ("Learning by teaching", 2025). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): [[Rubberducking]] >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —