Habits for fact-checking: the four usual traps
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 study…
Handling private data: the complete picture
If you only read one paragraph, read this: handling private data depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…
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 only read one paragraph, read this: strategy across several turns depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Building a prompt library: the workable version
Let us set the limits of building a prompt library first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Asking for a comparison table: the workable version
If you have already tried asking for a comparison table and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Asking for an outline: one full walkthrough
Advice on asking for an outline tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Adjusting tone for email: putting effort where it counts
Let us set the limits of adjusting tone for email first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver overnight.…
A route for learning new tools: the workable version
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: what to do first
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: rhythm decides it
Advice on automating a small workflow tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
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 on the commute,…
Tasks worth handing over: putting effort where it counts
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: start with the conclusion
Let us set the limits of tasks to keep yourself first: it reliably improves files found in three seconds, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…
Writing prompts that specify the task: rhythm decides it
Most people do not fail at writing prompts that specify the task from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows…
Where rewriting crosses a line: the complete picture
Let us set the limits of where rewriting crosses a line first: it reliably improves files found in three seconds, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Summarising a long document: adapting to different settings
If you have already tried summarising a long document and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Analysing a table: the workable version
Most people do not fail at analysing a table from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing part:…
Editing a translation: judge, act, review
Most people want editing a translation to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Turning recordings into notes: one full walkthrough
Let us set the limits of turning recordings into notes first: it reliably improves backups that survive a power cut, and it does not deliver…