Check your access
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Connect only what the task needs
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Give it an outcome and a boundary
Our recommendation: name the deliverable, source material, deadline, and review point. Begin with a draft you can easily check.
Review, correct, repeat
Check the result against your brief. Describe what was useful and what should change before expanding the task.
A brief you can borrow
ORIGINAL STARTER PROMPT
Prepare a one-page briefing on [topic] using these sources: [links]. Separate confirmed facts from open questions. Attach a source to each key claim. Save a draft for my review; do not publish or contact anyone. Ask if a missing detail would materially change the result.
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