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How you changeNobody is born knowing how to manage an agent — here are the four stagesThe dangerous stage is not when you are new. It is when you already feel like you know what you are doing.How you changeThe Confidence Trap — Month Three Is When You're Most Likely to FallNot because you've gotten worse. Because you're just good enough to take on bigger work before you're wise enough to know where the edges are.How you changeWatch Before You Delegate — Even After Two YearsThe same agent behaves differently across domains. And when you enter a new one, even experienced operators need an observation round first.How you changeHow Your Prompts Change as You Improve — and When Shorter Isn't BetterA shorter prompt isn't always progress. It's progress when output improves. It's a warning sign when output quietly declines and you don't notice.Measure & improveYour minimum feedback loop — five minutes a week is enoughSix months of experience does not turn into skill on its own. It turns into habit — and a habit can be progress or it can be a rut. The thing that separates the two is a small loop you barely have to spend time on.MusingsI can build anything except a customerAnd my AI agent friend was the first to say it to my face.
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