I think we all can agree — we're all looking for results. We're here to up our game by providing ourselves a finely honed knife that cuts through the clutter and delivers the best AI has to offer. Below is a response to one of our members who built a solid workflow around Jake’s Method / ICM, only to keep running into error after error. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- " Exactly — “exposed by a tool, not failed by it.” If you're running into error after error with Jake’s Method or ICM, it’s almost never the method itself. It’s almost always incomplete context. Think of it like this: You’re the best chef in your circle. You’re hosting a backyard barbecue. You spared no expense on ingredients and prepped everything perfectly… but you forgot the one secret ingredient that actually makes the dish hit. What hits the table ends up tasting like generic diner food. Same thing with AI. AI doesn’t fail. It simply delivers exactly what the context allows. No more, no less. When using Jake’s Method or ICM, the difference between clean one-shot builds and constant errors usually comes down to: - Crystal-clear definition of the final desired outcome - Tight, focused context files (I keep mine under 150 lines each) - One task, one outcome — chained together properly Most people fail because they either expect the AI to magically fill in the gaps, or they dump multiple sub-tasks into a single prompt and wonder why it falls apart. Give it the full map up front — role, constraints, success criteria, architecture decisions, everything. Do that consistently and the errors drop dramatically. How’s your Context MD file structured right now? That’s usually where the real leverage is. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The real skill isn’t finding the perfect prompting framework. It’s learning to brief the AI with the same precision and clarity you’d demand from a top-tier teammate or system architect. Master that, and everything else starts falling into place.

🎉 Meet your new admin: @David Vogel Some of you have been watching this happen in real time. David has been quietly turning his "Show Your Work" posts into one of the most useful threads in this community for months. Resource roundups, deep-dives, honest takes on what's actually working in production. No fluff. No hype. 🛠️ So I gave him the keys. 🔑 David is now an admin of Clief Notes, and he has his own classroom: 🏛️ David's Corner. Go check it out. AI Acronym Overload? Here's the Cheat Sheet - Davids Corner 📂 What's in David's Corner He started with the resource post a lot of you bookmarked last week and has been steadily expanding it. As of right now you'll find: 🔥 Must Have Resources - 🎨 Looking for design inspiration? - 🧠 AI Acronym Overload? Here's the Cheat Sheet - ⭐ Some of My Favorite Resources 📚 Learning for Everyone - 🥊 Obsidian is BLOAT! Batter Up - 💰 Flip the Script — It's all about the $$$ - 👻 Do You Have a Soul? - 🔄 My AI Workflow Evolution 👨‍💻 Developer Resources - 🕵️ LEAKED: Ten Prompts from Experts - ⚡ Introducing the Hermes Stack 🎯 David and Jakes Picks (this one's going to grow) Plus he's curating trusted YouTube channels and a running list of favorite community posts on resources inside the corner. So if you wrote something good about a tool, a stack, or a workflow, that's where it might end up. 👀 He's adding more weekly. If something stops delivering, he wants to hear about it. That's how the corner stays sharp. 🔪 💡 Why this matters The Vault and The Drawing Room give you my methodology. David's Corner gives you a second lens. Same standards (battle-tested, no theory, no marketing slides), different angle. He's been in the trenches with tools and stacks, and he writes about them honestly. ✅ What you can do 1. 🔖 Go bookmark David's Corner in the classroom 2. 💬 Drop a comment under his posts when something works (or doesn't) 3. 📨 Got a resource that should be in there? Tag him. He's curating.