@mattpocockuk: Important lesson for using LLM's well: If you want to produce a document (a PRD, an article, a long email), split it in…
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Matt Pocock advises splitting LLM document creation into two phases: first a loose alignment session, then the actual writing.
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Important lesson for using LLM’s well: If you want to produce a document (a PRD, an article, a long email), split it into two phases: 1. A loose grilling session where you align on what you want to create (/grill-me) 2. The creation of the document (/create-doc) If you go with
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