A guide for students
Ask better questions. Get better answers.
The Socratic Way of Prompting teaches you to think with any AI assistant, not hand your thinking over to it.
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The method
What is the Socratic way of prompting?
Socrates never accepted the first answer. He poked it, tested it and asked again until something true and useful was left standing. The book turns that habit into one method you can use with any AI assistant: the Socratic Loop.
- Ask
Ask an open, specific question. Give context: who you are, what you need, what “good” looks like. - Challenge
Question the answer. What is it assuming? What is the other side? - Test
Check it against reality. Ask for evidence, sources, examples and consequences, and verify the important bits yourself. - Refine
Improve the question, the answer and your own thinking, then loop again if needed.
Step wording is quoted from the current draft of the book; the final text may change.
Think with AI, not instead of you
Let the AI ask you the questions, find the weak step in your argument or quiz you, while the work stays yours.
Check before you trust
AI can be fluent and wrong. The book builds the habit of testing every answer that matters.
Measure it
Every chapter ends with one thing to count, because without measurement you only have opinions.
Sample
Same AI, different question
A short excerpt from Chapter 1, the worked example on the essay prompt.
“Write an essay about social media and mental health.”
“I’m a first-year psychology student writing a 1,500-word argumentative essay. My question is: does heavy social media use cause anxiety in 16–22-year-olds, or are anxious people simply more likely to use it heavily? Don’t write the essay. Give me the three strongest arguments on each side and tell me what kind of evidence each relies on.”
Notice what changed. The AI didn’t write your essay. It made you a sharper thinker, and the essay stays yours.
Source: The Socratic Way of Prompting, New Edition (2026), Chapter 1, current draft. Text may change before publication. Illustrative example; AI replies will differ.
Inside the book
One method, applied to real student life
Study, essays and exams
Prompts for learning, problem-solving, creativity and getting things done, with copy-and-change examples.
Careers, wellbeing and ethics
From CV to interview, to looking after yourself, to using AI honestly and following your school’s rules.
Two thinking skills
Metacognition (thinking about how you think) and metanoia (looking back at how and why you acted, then changing course).
A tracker to prove your progress
A Master Tracker and a Final Test, so your claims rest on facts. Format and price will be published when the book opens.
Who it is for
Written for students. Useful for the people around them.
Students
You already use AI every day. Learn to get better answers, check them, and stay the author of your own work. The book is written for ages 17 to 22.
Teachers and educators
A simple, repeatable method that works with any tool, without banning or detecting. A classroom pack is planned.
Parents and guardians
A way to talk about AI at home without panic. The book teaches honesty, checking, privacy and following school rules. Two chapters deal calmly with harder topics and encourage talking to a trusted adult.
Pick the angle that fits you
The book, the method and the offer are the same for everyone. These are four ways in.
School leavers
The Socratic Way of Prompting helps you study, practise for exams and handle your first independent steps with any AI assistant, without handing your thinking over to it.
University and graduate students
The Socratic Way of Prompting gives you a repeatable method for working with any AI assistant on a thesis, an application or a new job, while staying the author of your own work.
Confidence and honest use
The Socratic Way of Prompting gives you a clear method to question what AI tells you, check it and use it honestly, so you can rely on your own judgment.
Skill and measurable progress
The Socratic Way of Prompting is a four-step method (Ask, Challenge, Test, Refine) with a tracker, so you get better answers faster and can see your own progress.
FAQ
Questions
When does the book come out?
The plan is mid-November 2026. The exact date depends on final proofs and store listings, and it will be shown here once confirmed.
Which languages?
An English edition and a Greek edition are planned.
Does the book push a particular AI product?
The chapters talk about “your AI assistant”. Brand names are kept in a Tools Appendix at the back, which can be updated as tools change.
Is this a way to cheat?
No. The book teaches you to be honest about how you used AI, to check what it says, and to follow your school’s or university’s rules.
How does the pre-order work?
Pre-orders for the English edition are planned to open in mid-November. The checkout is not connected yet, so you cannot pay today. Price, delivery date, refund policy and VAT details will be published here before any payment is taken.
What is the free Greek copy and is it protected?
In the Greek edition, readers will be able to receive a free digital copy by email, after confirming their address. The plan is a personal download link that expires and has a limit, and a visible watermark with your email. No protection stops copying completely; the aim is to discourage sharing. It is not open yet.
What data does this website collect?
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I am under 18. Can I use it?
The book is written for readers from 17. Purchases are for adults, or for a parent or guardian to make. Nothing is sold, and nothing is collected from anyone, on this site today.