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Working notes on putting AI to work. Every post comes from something I built or tested.

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  Best AI Model for Creative Writing. The Rival Agreed.

  Best AI model for creative writing, tested blind: 50 samples, 3 judges, Claude Opus 5 won every sheet. The 9 rules they named are now a free skill you can install to improve your creative writing.

  20 min read

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  Claude Max 20x: What the Multiplier Actually Covers

  Claude Max 20x multiplies your 5 hour session limit, not your weekly one. Here is what each Claude tier costs and where Codex draws the line differently.

  6 min read

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  How to Use Claude Code: The Setup Under Every Session

  To use Claude Code, open it inside a project folder and describe the outcome you want. Then build the setup layer underneath that carries every session after.

  9 min read

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  Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 Need Opposite CLAUDE.md Best Practices

  Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 need opposite CLAUDE.md best practices: one widens scope, one narrows it. Here is what to write for each, and what to delete from both.

  8 min read

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  ICE Scoring: How to Make an AI Agent Rank Your Ideas

  ICE scoring ranks ideas on Impact, Confidence and Ease, divided by 10. Here is how to score each number, and the rules that keep an AI agent honest.

  9 min read

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  Claude Code Slash Commands: The 3 Worth Using Daily

  Claude Code has 103 live slash commands as of August 2026. Here are the 3 worth using every day, what each one does, and how to build your own.

  8 min read