Using it deliberately.
WHAT GOOD USE LOOKS LIKE
Deciding what you want before asking Providing context Treating the first answer as a draft Checking anything that matters Knowing when not to use it
WHAT POOR USE LOOKS LIKE
Asking without thinking Accepting the first answer Using it for everything Never verifying
THE HABIT THAT HELPS MOST
Form your own view before asking.
That preserves your judgement and makes you better able to evaluate the answer.
THE SECOND MOST USEFUL
Asking for the case against.
It will agree with you otherwise.
WHAT TO NOTICE
When you are using it to avoid thinking When you accept output you did not read When you feel unable to start without it
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Do things occasionally without it Notice when you disagree, and investigate
THE PRACTICAL TEST
Would you defend this answer as your own?
