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Digital & AI
Sustainable (No-Burnout) Cadence
Publish at cadence you can sustain 2 years, not a month. Daily is great but lethal.
Leadership
Helmer's 7 Powers: Sources of Sustainable Advantage
True competitive advantage comes from only 7 powers. Which does your company own? Which can you build?
Digital & AI
Sustainable Content Batching
Dedicate one day to producing two weeks of content in advance, instead of the daily pressure to find an idea and post it the same day.
Administrative
5S Workplace Application
Sort, set in order, shine, standardize, sustain — visual organization that cuts search time.
Administrative
5S Workplace Organization
Sort, Set-in-order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain — five steps turning clutter into visual order.
Digital & AI
Burnout-Prevention Posting Cadence
Set a weekly posting ceiling based on your sustainable energy, not on what the algorithm or competitors dictate.
Professional
Ultradian 90-Min Cycles
Body 90 min, then 20 rest.
Professional
Focus-Rest Cycling
Focus 25 → rest 5 → focus 25 → rest 15 — extended Pomodoro cycle.
Professional
50/30/20 Budget
Allocate income: 50% needs, 30% wants, 20% savings/investing/debt.
Social
Contribute Without Burning Out
Set explicit community contribution limits: hours/month, task types, exit point.
Digital & AI
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CRTF Prompt Structure: Context-Role-Task-Format
Write a prompt that gives the AI model precise context, role, task, and expected format.
Digital & AI
Expert Persona Assignment
Assign the model a specific background and expertise so its answer matches a real expert level.
Digital & AI
Few-Shot Examples Before Asking
Show the model 2-5 examples of the desired output style so it mirrors the pattern with high precision.
Digital & AI
Chain-of-Thought: "Think Step by Step"
Ask the model to decompose the problem and show its reasoning before answering, raising accuracy on complex tasks.
Digital & AI
Plan Before Execute: Outline Then Run
Ask the model to write a numbered plan first and wait for your approval before executing.
Digital & AI
Explicit Negative Constraints
State explicitly what you do not want in the output (words, styles, assumptions) to cut later editing.
Digital & AI
Structured JSON Output
Request output as JSON with a defined schema to enable automated processing without manual parsing.
Digital & AI
Self-Critique: Review Your Own Answer
After the model answers, ask it to critique its own answer and improve it before final delivery.
Digital & AI
Reframe With "Explain Like I am 5"
Ask the model to explain a complex idea to a 5-year-old, then raise the level gradually.
Digital & AI
Detecting Model Hallucinations
Learn 4 signals that reveal the model invented info instead of citing documented fact.
Digital & AI
The Two Independent Sources Rule
Do not use AI-sourced info before verifying it in two independent external sources.
Digital & AI
Knowledge Cutoff Awareness
The model does not know what happened after its training cutoff. Know each model's cutoff.
Digital & AI
Understanding RAG: Why the Model Sometimes Cites
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) fetches real docs for the model before answering. Know the difference.
Digital & AI
AI Email Drafting
Use an LLM to draft an email in 30 seconds, then edit by hand for personal tone.
Digital & AI
Auto-Summarize Meeting Transcripts
Convert a meeting transcript (60+ min) into decisions and action items in 2 minutes.
Digital & AI
AI Brainstorming 10 Titles
Don't pick the first title that comes to mind. Generate 10 with varied angles, then choose the best.
Digital & AI
Socratic AI Tutor
Ask the model to question you instead of answering, surfacing and deepening your understanding.
Digital & AI
AI Use Disclosure
When an LLM helps you with content you publish or send, disclose it clearly.
Digital & AI
Force Explicit Chain-of-Thought
Add "think step-by-step inside <thinking> tags before answering" — boosts complex-problem accuracy 30-40%.
Digital & AI
Diverse Few-Shot (Not Similar)
In few-shot, deliberate variety (positive/negative/edge case) matters more than count.
Digital & AI
Expert-Student Dialogue for Knowledge Extraction
Have the model play expert + student who asks "dumb" questions — extracts tacit knowledge.
Digital & AI
Explicit Constraints Beat Guidance
"Max 80 words, don't use 'innovative', start with imperative" beats "make it short and clear".
Digital & AI
Iterative Refinement, Not Restart
Instead of rewriting the prompt, say "this part good. this part fix to X". 4 rounds = perfect output.
Digital & AI
Ask Model to Critique Itself
After each output, ask: "What are 3 weaknesses in this answer? How to improve?" — use its intelligence against itself.
Digital & AI
Master the System Prompt
Don't repeat instructions every message — set them once in System Prompt, save 70% writing time.
Digital & AI
Ask the Model to Write the Prompt
Don't know how to ask? Ask: "What's the best prompt to get X?" — it writes a prompt better than any expert.
Digital & AI
Hallucination Check: 3 Questions Before Accepting
Before accepting any AI answer, ask: source? dates correct? names real?
Digital & AI
Cross-Check from 3 Independent Sources
Every AI claim: search 3 independent sources. If absent from any, treat as hallucinated.
Digital & AI
AI as "Draft Zero" Writer
Use AI for a bad-fast initial draft, then YOU rewrite completely. Blank page is the killer.
Digital & AI
AI Editing Pass
After YOU write, ask AI for 3 improvements only. Don't let it "rephrase".
Digital & AI
Preserving Voice with AI
Identify 5 phrases/words that are "you". Ensure 2+ appear in any AI-assisted text.
Digital & AI
Plagiarism Boundaries with AI
"AI text didn't copy anyone" is myth. Ensure you don't publish someone's idea/sentence unattributed.
Digital & AI
Citation Hygiene with AI
Every AI claim needs a live source. Never cite a source you haven't read.
Digital & AI
Few-Shot Prompting Technique
Give the model 2-3 complete input-output examples before your ask, instead of explaining the rule verbally.
Digital & AI
Chain-of-Thought Prompting
Ask the model to "think out loud" step by step before the final answer, especially for logic and math problems.
Digital & AI
Testing 5 Thumbnails/Covers Before Publishing
Just as you brainstorm 10 titles, generate 5 different thumbnail/cover concepts, and pick via a small sample, not instinct alone.
Digital & AI
AI-Assisted Spaced Retrieval
After a Socratic learning session, ask AI to generate retrieval questions at increasing intervals (1 day, 3 days, a week) instead of relying on random memory.
Digital & AI
Resolving Authentic Voice vs. Algorithm-Chasing Tension
Before any post, ask: "am I writing this because I believe it, or because I think the algorithm favors it?" — constant tension drains content of its honesty.
Social
One Follow-Up Question
After every answer, ask follow-up — doubles social liking 2x.
Leadership
Hedgehog Concept: Passion-Excellence-Engine Intersection
Find the intersection of what your team loves, what it can be best-in-world at, and what drives the highest return.
Parenting
Celebrating Incremental Academic Progress Ritual
The final grade doesn't show progress — a weekly ritual comparing your child only to himself, not an external standard.