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The Amplifier Framework

1. Define the End State

   Sit alone, no AI. Write what success looks like. Name audiences specifically. Describe texture, not just deliverables.

2. Map the Flow

   Phase A — list tasks yourself. Phase B — AI reviews for gaps. Phase C — brainstorm each gap, decide.

3. Assign Tasks

   Run each task through the four-question Decision Filter. If unclear, decompose and try again.

4. Select the Tool

   Five characteristics: input/output, context need, conversation or single shot, accuracy need, frequency.

5. Prepare and Direct

   Three things — full context, expected output, success criteria. Define criteria BEFORE seeing output. Two-step prompting: your language first, AI's optimised version second.

6. Execute

   Do your human tasks. Direct AI on its tasks. The thinking is done.

7. Evaluate

   Check against criteria from Step 5. Not against how it sounds. Against your written criteria.

8. Integrate

   Assemble. Stress-test against the End State. Small fixes: just fix them. Structural problems: trace to the root step.

The Decision Filter — run each task through these four

• Tacit context only in your head?
• Clearly verifiable output?
• Generate or choose?
• Cost of being wrong: high or low?

Ambiguous answers? Decompose.

Iteration

• Small fix: local, self-contained. Just do it.
• Structural problem: cascading. Trace to root step. Fix there.

From The Amplifier: How to Use AI Without Losing Yourself by Nandan Gijare · theamplifierofficial.com