Using code assistants: putting effort where it counts
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…
Habits for fact-checking: what to do first
Put habits for fact-checking back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Handling private data: putting effort where it counts
If you have already tried handling private data and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Specifying output format: how to do it concretely
If you have already tried specifying output format and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Strategy across several turns: the workable version
Separate two things in strategy across several turns: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Building a prompt library: the workable version
If you have already tried building a prompt library and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Asking for a comparison table: what to do first
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 complete picture
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: judge, act, review
Separate two things in adjusting tone for email: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
A route for learning new tools: the four usual traps
Most people do not fail at a route for learning new tools from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Spotting confident nonsense: rhythm decides it
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: one full walkthrough
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: judge, act, review
If you only read one paragraph, read this: costing token usage depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…
Tasks worth handing over: one full walkthrough
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: what to do first
Put tasks to keep yourself back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Writing prompts that specify the task: judge, act, review
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: adapting to different settings
Separate two things in where rewriting crosses a line: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Summarising a long document: start with the conclusion
Most people want summarising a long document to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Analysing a table: rhythm decides it
There is plenty written about analysing a table and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the commute, every…
Editing a translation: the workable version
Most people do not fail at editing a translation from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…