Listen "The Context and Critique Rule for AI and Cognition"
Episode Synopsis
The provided text is an article by Greg Twemlow from November 2025, detailing his Context & Critique Rule™ as a method for mastering AI and enhancing cognitive performance. This rule advocates for a balanced cognitive rhythm to combat the "AI Productivity Paradox," where powerful tools lead to generic outcomes due to a lack of intention. The Context (Yang) phase involves aiming with care using the C-O-P-T-A mnemonic to provide specific instructions to the AI, while the Critique (Yin) phase requires aligning the output with clarity using the V-I-S-A framework to verify and refine the result. Twemlow argues that this systematic practice restores authorship, moves the user from fast, automatic thinking to slow, reflective analysis, and ultimately ensures the work is grounded, ethical, and expresses gratitude through care and attention to craft. Read the article.
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