Prompt Epistemology

I did not overcome my limits. I integrated them. AI became a co‑pilot for thinking and making on days when brain fog and progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) would have sidelined me. What began as outsourcing cognition turned into a practice of self‑prompting that reduced friction and restored agency. Quick Path ⚡ Voice‑dump the contradiction. Speak one minute into your phone’s recorder. Tag it #fog. Paste to AI with a lens. Ask for a Stoic, CBT, IFS, or Existential reframing. Keep only what lands. Save two sentences: one insight and one next action. Translate to motion. Commit to a single “One Thing” for the next 24–48 hours. Sweep later. File to a “Daily Sweep” note for review when energy returns. Full Path 🛠️ Phase 1 — Set the capture pipeline (10 min, Easy) Choose a recorder. Use your phone’s default voice memo app for zero friction. Decide a home. Create a note called “Daily Sweep” in your notes app. Make a tag. Use #fog or #lowenergy to surface these later. Add an AI helper. Prepare a shortcut or template prompt (see Pocket Prompts). Alt text: Set capture pipeline — recording and note spaces are prepared — phone recorder + notes app. ...

Use sharp days to build structure that serves you on foggy days. SENTINEL is a repeatable way to see the hidden scaffolding behind messy systems. Quick Path ⚡ Pick a system and fence it: one market, product, org, or workflow. Run the 7 probes (below) with copy‑paste prompts. Capture 1–3 bullets each. Synthesize a card: hypothesis, divergence, edge type, trigger, test. Adversarial test it once. Note how the edge collapses if it becomes consensus. Schedule one observation you can verify in the next 7–14 days. Full Path 🛠️ Phase 1 — Frame the system (5 min · Easy) Boundary: Name what is in and out (actors, markets, time window). Objective: Write one line: “I want to understand ___ to decide ___.” Artifacts: Create a note titled SENTINEL — {System} with the table below. Alt text: Frame the system — scope and note created — notes app. ...