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17 of 163 leftover lessons · tag=verification. Start with the takeaway, then do the exercise. Tool-use focused — use AI you already have.
- SNK3-212generalSummarize the policy for a new hireExplain this policy to someone on day one' produces summaries people actually read — verify against the source before sharing.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~5m
- SNK3-112toolsPDF / reader AI is a skim — verify the one number you will useDoc/PDF AI summaries and extractions are drafts. Before you file, quote, or decide, open the source page and verify the one number or claim you will act on.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-111toolsCode copilot drafts — you still own the review before mergeGitHub Copilot / IDE AI can write the patch in seconds — treat every suggestion as untrusted draft until you understand it and run your checks. Merge is a human gate.L2–L5 · Capable–Builder (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-109toolsDoc AI summary is a skim — check the one claim you will useCopilot (or Gemini) document summarize is a map, not the territory — before you brief someone or act, open the source and verify the one number, name, or decision you will rely on.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-108toolsAI search cites sources — open one before you trust the answerWeb-grounded AI (Copilot Search, Gemini, Perplexity-style tools) can invent calm-sounding facts — treat citations as the real product and open at least one source before you act or share.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-107toolsNotion AI drafts pages — you still own the share linkNotion AI can summarize, rewrite, and fill a page in seconds — treat every AI edit as a draft until you check facts and who the share link reaches.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-106toolsTeams chat AI catch-up is a draft — verify before you actCopilot “summarize what I missed” in Teams chat is a skim aid, not ground truth — check names, decisions, and links before you reply, commit, or escalate.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-105toolsCalendar AI can draft the invite — you still own SendOutlook/Google calendar copilots will propose times and fill attendees from a chat prompt — treat every invite as a draft until you verify who, when, and the body before Send.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-104toolsMeeting-summary AI is a draft — fix names before you shareTeams/Meet/Zoom AI summaries invent attendees and action items — edit the summary before you paste it into Slack, email, or the CRM.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-102toolsDeck AI drafts slides — you still own the story and the sendUse Copilot/Gemini in PowerPoint or Slides for outline and layout drafts, then rewrite the narrative yourself and never auto-share client numbers.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~4m
- SNK3-101toolsAsk the sheet AI for a formula — then check one cellWhen Copilot/Gemini in Excel or Sheets writes a formula, treat it as a draft: spot-check one cell with a known answer before you trust the column.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~4m
- SNK3-095toolsSame UI ≠ same model — check the product model idWhen a product swaps the model behind the same chat/agent UI, re-run your smoke checks — yesterday's quality and cost no longer apply.L1–L3 · Hands On–Verifier (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-051generalX-style: verify before you trust a threadViral threads need steelman + verify before trust. Authority is earned by checks, not likes.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-049harnessSplit research, draft, and review — even in one chatDo not let one AI pass invent the numbers it later “validates.” Separate research, draft, and review steps.L1–L3 · Hands On–Verifier (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-020policyBoard numbers — structure onlyAI may structure a board pack; it must not invent metrics. Humans own numbers and sources.L1–L3 · Hands On–Verifier (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-017generalVerify a claim (we supply the claim)Verification is a skill: check claims against a primary source, not against model confidence.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
- SNK3-005generalHallucination — spot it in 60 secondsA hallucination is confident, fluent falsehood (fake case, book, section). Spot it; do not trust confidence as proof.L0–L2 · Curious–Capable (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m