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Comparison Sheet

Create a parts-selection comparison sheet showing tradeoffs between three candidate sensors for the next instrument: s…

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The same job, four prompts

do it · improve it · decide · become
AExecute — “help me do it”Create a parts-selection comparison sheet showing tradeoffs between three candidate sensors for…+
Create a parts-selection comparison sheet showing tradeoffs between three candidate sensors for the next instrument: start from a blank canvas, list sensor specs, pros/cons, price, and recommended choice, and align the columns for easy reading.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before I give this to the instrument scientist, make the comparison decision-ready: add…+
Before I give this to the instrument scientist, make the comparison decision-ready: add measured performance rows (QE, read noise, dark current) with units and test conditions, show lifecycle costs and lead times, call out integration risks and which subsystem owns mitigation, and include the single recommendation with rationale — gaps that would make a reviewer hesitate to approve procurement.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

1 of them
Create a parts-selection comparison sheet that shows tradeoffs between alternative sensors for the next instrument build.

Who does this

1 roles
Electronics Technician (Observatory)

Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Canva — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.