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Technique

Make it restate the brief

Talking to it One line First logged

  1. InA brief with constraints that matter
  2. ThenRequire a one-paragraph restatement before any work
  3. OutMisreadings surface before they cost you a draft

What the move is

One paragraph, in its own words, before it starts. You find out whether the constraints landed while it is still cheap to correct.

Why it works

A wrong assumption is invisible inside a finished draft and obvious inside a summary. This also forces the constraints through the model's own attention once more, immediately before the work.

Step by step

  1. End the brief with: restate the task and the constraints in your own words, then stop.
  2. Read the restatement for the constraint you care about most.
  3. Correct anything wrong, then say go.
  4. On a long job, ask for the restatement again at each major stage.

Paste this

Before you do anything: restate the task, the audience and the constraints in one paragraph, in your own words, and list the three things you are least sure about. Then stop.

Make it yours

For work with a deliverable format, ask it to also describe the shape of the output — length, sections, what it will not include.

Variations

  • Ask for the three things it is least sure about.
  • Ask what it would need from you to do this well.

Where this leads

When it breaks

Goal