FIELD NOTES / 6 GUIDES

Keep a project moving

Practical briefs for research, writing, product decisions, and code. Use them with your own tools.

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Keep a decision log across AI conversations

Record what was decided, why, and what would change it so later chats do not reopen settled questions or mistake proposals for commitments.

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Leave a coding checkpoint that records the branch, changed files, test results, and next action without claiming unverified work is complete.

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Build a research record that separates original sources, assistant summaries, and unresolved claims before you write or make a decision.

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Replace vague tone instructions with a short voice brief, approved examples, and constraints that travel between your AI writing tools.

2 MIN READ · TEMPLATE INCLUDED

Reduce accidental mixing of client details with explicit scope, approved source lists, and a checked brief before you use another AI tool.

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Ask another assistant to test a specific assumption with the same evidence, rather than simply vote on the first assistant’s answer.