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Ved Shankar's avatar

This is so actionable. I love the use of Chat GPT as a sparring partner before sending anything to a manager. Also, I like the overall gaming theme in your blog :)

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Torsten Walbaum's avatar

Thanks a lot for the kind words. Glad you found it helpful!

ChatGPT is far from perfect right now, but when you take its outputs with a grain of salt, it can save you a ton of time.

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Vishal Kataria's avatar

Great lesson Torsten. It’s clear from this post that sanity checks actually improve our ability to think critically and see things at a conceptual level.

Another technique I used at the workplace was prototyping: if my boss gave me a task (make a PPT, for instance), I would make an outline of what i would cover in it, where I would collect the data from, and within a few hours of getting the task, share it with him. That way, I got feedback in real time, he and I were on the same page from the get go, and he also saw me as proactive. Plus, I collected data points on how my boss thought, and could revise future work projects accordingly.

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