Episode 9: Your first AI workflow

1. 1 Pick a small taskSmall, repetitive, low risk. A mistake should be easy to spot and cheap to fix.Try: Write one task you repeat every week.
2. 2 Write a recipe cardPlain words, one action per line. Say what the finished result looks like. If something is missing, say write unknown, do not guess.Try: Could a new coworker follow your card?
3. 3 Test with ONE real exampleUse one real, messy example. Read the result next to the original, line by line. If it is off, fix one line of the card or add a sample of a good result.Try: Did it miss something? Invent something? Mix up a name?
4. 4 Add a human checkBefore anything important leaves your hands, let the result land in a draft. You read it, fix it, then send it.Try: Where exactly will you stop and look?
5. 5 Run it, then improve one thingRun it for real for a week or two with your check still on. Change only one thing at a time, and keep a note so you can undo it.Try: What is the one thing that annoyed you most?
6. 6 Do not automate these firstHigh stakes (money, health, legal, someone's job). Hard to undo (sending, deleting, paying, posting). Sensitive or confidential information. Check your tool's privacy settings first.General good practice, not a rule and not advice for your situation.

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