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