Nicolas Cole: 100x AI output comes from explicit process documentation
cen6wkf · reddit · 2026-08-25
Nicolas Cole argues that achieving 100x output with AI isn't about smarter prompts, but about documenting the entire writing process until the AI has nothing left to guess. By investing 30 hours once to define the rules, AI now handles 80% of every draft, leaving him to edit only the final 10% for taste. This 'prevention over cure' approach is validated by real-world successes, including a manuscript that fooled professional editors and sparked a bidding war. The risk of replacement lies in failing to write down what one already knows.
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