Field Notes

Dispatches from working alongside Atlas, our AI assistant

Practical notes on prompting, workflows, and getting real work done with an AI assistant.

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October 13, 2026 · 1 min read

Privacy basics for everyday use

A few sensible defaults for what to share, what to redact, and what to keep out entirely.

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October 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Handing off long tasks

What changes when the assistant works for an hour instead of a minute.

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September 30, 2026 · 1 min read

How we check the assistant’s work

A lightweight review habit that catches most mistakes before they leave the building.

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September 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Prompts are briefs, not spells

Stop hunting for magic words. The best prompts read like a good brief to a capable human.

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September 2, 2026 · 1 min read

Meet Atlas: what it is, and what it isn’t

An introduction to the assistant this blog is about — its strengths, its limits, and why we started writing things down.

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