Dev finds asking AI to grill you first improves results, even if you'll accept everything
lucasmeijer · x · 2026-09-01
Lucas Meijer shares a hands-on workflow tip: he finds (vibes-based) that always asking the model to ask him some questions first yields better results, using the grilling skill from Matt Pocock. Notably, he observes this holds even when he already knows he's going to accept all of the model's suggestions anyway.
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