Specifying output format: how to do it concretely
Most people want specifying output format to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Strategy across several turns: from judgement to finish
Put strategy across several turns back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Building a prompt library: start with the conclusion
Advice on building a prompt library tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Asking for a comparison table: one full walkthrough
If you only read one paragraph, read this: asking for a comparison table depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Asking for an outline: what to do first
Most people do not fail at asking for an outline from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Adjusting tone for email: rhythm decides it
Anyone who has spent time on adjusting tone for email has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
A route for learning new tools: from judgement to finish
If you have already tried a route for learning new tools and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Spotting confident nonsense: adapting to different settings
Anyone who has spent time on spotting confident nonsense has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Automating a small workflow: the complete picture
Separate two things in automating a small workflow: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Costing token usage: the complete picture
There is plenty written about costing token usage and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the bedside…
Tasks worth handing over: adapting to different settings
If you have already tried tasks worth handing over and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Tasks to keep yourself: the workable version
Most people do not fail at tasks to keep yourself from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Writing prompts that specify the task: one full walkthrough
If you only read one paragraph, read this: writing prompts that specify the task depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
Where rewriting crosses a line: judge, act, review
Advice on where rewriting crosses a line tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Summarising a long document: adapting to different settings
Advice on summarising a long document tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Analysing a table: what to do first
If you have already tried analysing a table and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…
Editing a translation: what to do first
Put editing a translation back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Turning recordings into notes: the workable version
Put turning recordings into notes back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
What image generation suits: judge, act, review
Most people want what image generation suits to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Using code assistants: from judgement to finish
Put using code assistants back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…