everyday work

choose a task with an output you can inspect. the examples here use supplied material and hypothetical situations. file editing and app access depend on the tools available in your chosen product.

research a question

start with the decision the research will support. for a reading group, that might be choosing a venue within a stated travel radius and budget. ask for sources beside the opening hours, booking requirements, and prices. have the agent mark missing or conflicting information.

open the sources for the details that could change your decision. check their dates and whether they describe the exact location. a neat comparison table can still contain a wrong price or an unsupported assumption.

work with a document

supply a copy of a short document and describe the intended reader. ask for a draft with proposed changes and unresolved questions. preserve names, dates, and decisions you already supplied.

prepare a clearer draft of these reading group notes for a new member.
keep the agreed weekend meeting and free attendance.
leave the missing date and location as visible questions.
show me the draft before changing the original.

copy

compare the draft with the original. check that a clearer sentence has kept the same meaning. keep the original until you accept the changes.

turn notes into a plan

supply the work, constraints, and decisions already made. ask for a short plan that separates next actions from questions. for this example, comparing two dates is an action; selecting a date while availability is unknown is a decision still waiting for information.

review whether the plan fits the time available. remove tasks that do little for the goal. put the accepted next actions somewhere you will actually see them again.

prepare administrative work

ask for a draft message, a checklist, or a comparison before asking an agent to act through an account. state who the work is for and what it may change. review recipients, amounts, dates, attachments, and commitments before sending or submitting anything.

for a recurring job, begin with the same task done once. the personal infrastructure guide explains how to keep its inputs and results discoverable and check a scheduled run.

decide whether it helped

open the actual output and use it for the original task. record what you had to correct and what information was missing. a shorter next attempt with better inputs may be more useful than a larger workflow.