A few of us work on what we're stuck on, Wednesdays at 5:30pm

Ways to get to a sharp answer

Every framework idea finishes the same way. You take your draft and run it through a Sharpen prompt until two people would make the same decision from it. Sharpen needs a draft to work on though. If you cannot write one yet, or it feels vague, these are ways to get to a draft worth sharpening. Whichever you use, you finish the same way, by running it through Sharpen.

Interview meBlank page, not sure what you wantShow by exampleHave the gist, the words will not landGive me optionsA few directions, want to chooseThen Sharpenuntil two people would makethe same decision from it
No draft yet? Pick an on-ramp by what you already have. Interview me for a blank page, show by example when the words will not land, give me options when you have a few directions. Each one gets you a draft. Then they all finish the same way, by running it through Sharpen.

When to use these

  • You are staring at a blank page and cannot write the first draft.
  • You have a draft but it feels vague and you cannot see why.
  • You have too many ideas and cannot choose between them.

Interview me

Let AI ask you the questions. Interview me →

Show by example

Give AI an example or two and let it infer the shape for yours. Show by example →

Give me options

Ask for several distinct candidates and choose. Give me options →

Then sharpen

Whichever on-ramp you used, you now have a draft. Then sharpen →

Part of Working with AI.
These on-ramps run across the Shape ideas.
The soft skills behind them: The soft skills of working with AI.

Why Claude. We use Claude Code in the notes above because it is one of the most widely used AI tools for building software. It is also what we build with day to day. The on-ramps themselves are general and carry across to other capable AI tools.