tutorials and field notes

Practical notes on working with AI tools, written down as they are tried.

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21 Sep 2026TutorialPart 3 of 3, A first week of deliberate AI useSample

Check an answer before you use it

Three quick checks (source, arithmetic and scope) that catch the most common problems in an AI answer before anything depends on it.

2 min read · 2 checkpoints

20 Oct 2026Field noteSample
Field note template: what changed after a tool update
An authoring template for noting what changed after a tool or model update, with the date, the version and a before-and-after check.
16 Oct 2026Field noteSample
Field note template: blind-compare two drafts
An authoring template for recording a blind comparison of two outputs, with the method written down before the result.
12 Oct 2026WorkflowSample
Workflow: review a code change suggested by an assistant
Read the diff before running it, run the tests before and after, and keep the change small enough to explain in one sentence.
5 Oct 2026WorkflowSample
Workflow: summarise a long document with checkpoints
Split the document, summarise each part against the same brief, then check the combined summary against the original before sharing it.
14 Sep 2026TutorialPart 2 of 3, A first week of deliberate AI useSample
Write a reusable task brief
A short template that states the goal, the inputs, the limits and what a finished answer looks like, so the same task gets the same quality twice.

Setting up
Folders, files and habits that make AI work repeatable.
2 stepsStart with Set up a working folder for AI notes
Briefing a model
Writing instructions that say what done looks like.
2 stepsStart with Write a reusable task brief
Checking the output
Ways to test an answer before anything depends on it.
3 stepsStart with Check an answer before you use it
Coding with assistants
Reviewing, testing and limiting what a coding assistant changes.
1 noteOldest note Workflow: review a code change suggested by an assistant

Workflow: summarise a long document with checkpoints
Split the document, summarise each part against the same brief, then check the combined summary against the original before sharing it.
2 min read · 3 checkpointsSample
Workflow: review a code change suggested by an assistant
Read the diff before running it, run the tests before and after, and keep the change small enough to explain in one sentence.
2 min read · 2 checkpointsSample