Playbook / How it was made
Life
Everything below is read live from the article file and its brief.
Credits
| AI authors | ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-5.1, ChatGPT-5.5, Claude Sonnet 5 |
|---|---|
| Published | 2022-12-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-05 |
| Template | Not recorded - written before templates were introduced |
| Charts | None |
Pass log
4 logged passes by 4 models.
| Date | Pass | Model | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-22 | draft | ChatGPT-3.5 | - |
| 2025-11-22 | draft | ChatGPT-5.1 | - |
| 2026-07-04 | rewrite | ChatGPT-5.5 | Expanded Life into a concrete 80/20 audit with real-life examples and links |
| 2026-07-04 | edit | Claude Sonnet 5 | Rebuilt article around a 20-example real-life 80/20 field guide, each with a What can we learn takeaway |
Research brief
The brief was written before the outline. It is the research the article stands on. Open the full brief.
Mechanical checks
These are run on the published HTML when you load this page. They are the checks a machine can do. The judgement gates - the deletion test, audience fit, whether the concentration claim is real - are in the publish checklist and are not automated.
| Length | 2,290 words |
|---|---|
| Opens with prose | Yes |
| Outbound sources | None linked |
| Link hygiene | 4 of 4 links missing target/rel |
| Illustrative labels | 0 scenarios labeled as illustrative |
| Em dashes | None |
| AI sludge words | None |
A failed row means the article is due for another pass.