Lesson 03 of 4 / Context

What should I stop re-explaining in every chat?

Write a short brief that names the business, audience, job, constraints, source rules, voice, and good examples. Keep changing project details outside the durable brief.

Build one-page context brief 12 min PickBits working session

Your move

Write a reusable context brief

Capture your audience, standards, constraints, and examples once.

Use this rule

Write a short brief that names the business, audience, job, constraints, source rules, voice, and good examples. Keep changing project details outside the durable brief.

Do this now

Three moves, in order.

  1. State what the business does and who this work is for in plain language.
  2. Name the job, non-negotiable constraints, and source authority rules.
  3. Attach one approved example and one example of what to avoid.

Build the artifact

One-page context brief

Copy these fields into a note, document, or sheet you already use.

Business What we do and for whom
Job The recurring task this brief supports
Constraints Must, must not, and ask-first rules
Sources What to use and what wins
Examples Approved good and bad examples

Give AI the bounded job

Prompt from your artifact—not from vibes.

Create a reusable context brief from my approved fields. Keep unknowns as questions. Do not add mission, audience, voice, policy, or capabilities I did not provide.

Before you use it

The work leaves your hands only when:

  • The brief contains only durable context.
  • Authority and ask-first rules are explicit.
  • Examples are approved and safe to reuse.