Habits for fact-checking: one full walkthrough
There is plenty written about habits for fact-checking and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the commute,…
Handling private data: what to do first
There is plenty written about handling private data and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done beside the living…
Specifying output format: putting effort where it counts
Advice on specifying output format tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Strategy across several turns: how to do it concretely
If you have already tried strategy across several turns and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Building a prompt library: start with the conclusion
Separate two things in building a prompt library: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Asking for a comparison table: putting effort where it counts
Anyone who has spent time on asking for a comparison table has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Asking for an outline: the four usual traps
Put asking for an outline back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Adjusting tone for email: one full walkthrough
If you have already tried adjusting tone for email and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
A route for learning new tools: how to do it concretely
If you only read one paragraph, read this: a route for learning new tools depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Spotting confident nonsense: putting effort where it counts
If you only read one paragraph, read this: spotting confident nonsense depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Automating a small workflow: how to do it concretely
If you only read one paragraph, read this: automating a small workflow depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Costing token usage: putting effort where it counts
Most people do not fail at costing token usage from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Tasks worth handing over: the workable version
Most people do not fail at tasks worth handing over from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Tasks to keep yourself: the workable version
There is plenty written about tasks to keep yourself and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the study…
Writing prompts that specify the task: putting effort where it counts
Advice on writing prompts that specify the task tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Where rewriting crosses a line: the complete picture
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: one full walkthrough
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: from judgement to finish
Most people want analysing a table to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day. Everything…
Editing a translation: adapting to different settings
Anyone who has spent time on editing a translation has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Turning recordings into notes: one full walkthrough
Most people do not fail at turning recordings into notes from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…