Understand the work

Field Guide

A good method tells you when to use it, what to bring, and how to decide whether it worked.

Start with a task that already matters to you. Use these explanations to make your next attempt more deliberate.

• Define what good AI work looks like before you delegate

  Write acceptance criteria for AI work with a copyable worksheet, a meeting-notes example, and clear checks for missing facts and human judgment.

• Turn a recurring AI mistake into a reusable instruction

  Turn an AI correction into a scoped instruction, a short checklist, and a test for the next task. Includes a hypothetical marketing example.

From the essay archive

• Do the work that compounds

  One hard skill or one offer, practiced. An essay from the original Today’s Worker desk.

• Career capital for operators

  A reputation, a waitlist, and a process you can hand over.

Research-based guidance is labeled separately from a tested method or an observed business result.