> Citation needed. There aren't any, I searched the last time the "Feynman Technique" was posted on HN and found that the term originated on Youtube [0] in 201

> Citation needed. There aren't any, I searched the last time the "Feynman Technique" was posted on HN and found that the term originated on Youtube [0] in 2011. When challenged by a commenter for a source the Youtuber stated: > The technique is inspired by Feynman, not used directly by him. > I was inspired by the story I shared in the beginning to formulate > his more informal approach into a method. You can see him talk > about understanding the math ideas in his book "Surely You Must Be > Joking, Mr. Feynman" From there it appears that "inspired by" has transformed into "created by" [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrNqSLPaZLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrNqSLPaZLc