Welcome: Your First Weekly Brief
Every week you get one practical workflow you can try in under ten minutes. No news cycle, no predictions, no hype.
This week: the "smart colleague" prompt
The fastest way to get a useful answer from any AI tool is to tell it who is asking and what you need. Try this on something you are actually working on today.
I am [your role] with [X] years of experience. I need to [goal]. Act as a smart colleague from a different field who asks good questions. Before answering, ask me up to 3 questions. Then give me your recommendation in 5 bullets, and tell me what you are least sure about.
Try it today
- Pick one real decision or task on your list.
- Paste the prompt above, fill in the brackets, and answer its questions.
- Notice which of its "least sure about" points you already know the answer to. That is where your experience beats the tool.
Why this works
You supply judgment and context; the tool supplies speed and structure. That division of labor is the whole game, and you already have the hard part.