Now It’s Your Turn
Choose the next job on your desk
Make this your own. Replace the bracketed details, provide the relevant material and choose a result you can inspect.
Your starting prompt
The job I have been putting off is [job]. I want to finish with [specific output]. Here is what I already have: [files or context]. Ask me the questions needed to understand it, then help me get a first result I can review. Explain what you need from me and keep the next step practical.
Before you call it finished
- Choose one useful result.
- Explain why it has been delayed.
- Give it a first attempt and inspect the output.
- Correct the result and decide the next step.
Your notes
My task:
My source material:
What I need to check:
My next step:
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