Nick, I have made so many Claude Project Instruction tweaks since subbing to you... now about to make another.
The opening made me laugh, because that is exactly it. When we start watching a trailer for movie that actually looks decent, there is a mad "yup, looks good, quick!!!" as the remote control is madly stabbed at to turn it off before the entire plot is ruined. Why do they do this to trailers?!
I'm still tweaking mine constantly. It's never finished, which is kind of the point. Every time you refine those instructions, you're learning something about how you think and write that you didn't know before.
The Project is almost secondary. Self-knowledge is the real output.
Brilliant breakdown of how content compression became the entire skillset. The progression audit idea is gold becuase most of us dont even realize we're just restating the hook in different clothes. I've caught myself doing this exact thing where I think Im adding depth but really just circling the original point with examples. Time to actully build those stairs instead of running in place.
Next time you catch yourself circling, try this: outline just the claims in your draft, stripped of every example and analogy. If the claims don't escalate (each one building on the last), you've found the flatline. The examples are decoration. The claims are the staircase.
Nick, I have made so many Claude Project Instruction tweaks since subbing to you... now about to make another.
The opening made me laugh, because that is exactly it. When we start watching a trailer for movie that actually looks decent, there is a mad "yup, looks good, quick!!!" as the remote control is madly stabbed at to turn it off before the entire plot is ruined. Why do they do this to trailers?!
I'm still tweaking mine constantly. It's never finished, which is kind of the point. Every time you refine those instructions, you're learning something about how you think and write that you didn't know before.
The Project is almost secondary. Self-knowledge is the real output.
Brilliant breakdown of how content compression became the entire skillset. The progression audit idea is gold becuase most of us dont even realize we're just restating the hook in different clothes. I've caught myself doing this exact thing where I think Im adding depth but really just circling the original point with examples. Time to actully build those stairs instead of running in place.
Next time you catch yourself circling, try this: outline just the claims in your draft, stripped of every example and analogy. If the claims don't escalate (each one building on the last), you've found the flatline. The examples are decoration. The claims are the staircase.
Great read!
Appreciate you reading it, Fabian. 🤙