Starting blind

“It starts producing before it understands the task”

Output that begins before understanding ends is rework in disguise. These techniques put comprehension checks in front of production — so you and your AI start from the same picture of the task.

Which version of it is yours?

• Outside View First — the estimate was detailed and confident, and the work still ran over in the usual ways
• Re-Read the Brief — you asked for four things; the polished result covers three and never mentions the fourth