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A compact prompt and the response it produced. Replace the bracketed parts with your own details.
For a research prompt that cites its work, should I build a complete plan first or test one small slice? I have limited time and I do not want throwaway work.
Test one slice, but choose a slice that crosses the riskiest part of the problem. A tiny easy demo will only prove the easy part. Use this decision rule: - If reversing the choice is cheap, try it. - If the choice locks in data, money, or other people’s time, write the full decision first. - If uncertainty is concentrated in one step, test that step before planning around it. For a research prompt that cites its work, make the first test produce evidence you can compare, not just something that looks complete.