Paper Understanding
- Summarize in 3 sentences
- Help me grasp the big picture
- How well does the method work?
- What's the bottom line? Cite relevant sections
Macro Analysis
- Under what conditions does X outperform Y?
- How does [variable] dictate optimal allocation?
- What are the scaling properties of [method1] vs [method2]?
- Why does [technique] degrade on [scenario] at high compute?
- How is [metric] estimated without ground truth?
Researcher Questions
- What deficiency in existing methods motivates this?
- How does architecture exacerbate optimization challenges?
- What's the rationale for [improvement]?
- What empirical evidence supports superiority?
| Belief Update | I used to think X mattered. Now I think Y is the real lever. |
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| Failure Points | Under what conditions does this fail? |
| Micro-Experiments | For next 3 days: do X instead of Y, observe Z |
| Perspective Shift | `Instead of: "What do you think about XYZ?" |
| Use: "What group should explore XYZ? What would they say?"` |
https://github.com/mathur-exe/annotation-notes/tree/main/PaperNotes/dotfiles/codex/skills
Cursor Slash Commands
*/deslop*ChatGPT Workflows
| Increase test-time compute | |
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| Prompt with keyword |
Gemini Patterns