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Using a light tool for volume, and a stronger one for the hard cases

For Anyone doing a lot of small tasks alongside a few big ones.

Not every task needs the strongest available model. Saving the most capable option for the tasks that truly need it keeps things fast and sustainable for everything else.

When to use this

You have a pile of small, similar tasks to get through, plus a handful of genuinely hard ones mixed in, and using the same heavyweight approach for all of them feels slow and unnecessary.

  • Handles repetitive, well defined tasks quickly at a lighter setting
  • Reserves deeper capability for the few tasks that are genuinely ambiguous or high stakes
  • Lets you move through a large batch without waiting on the slowest option every time

Workflow

  1. Skim the batch of tasks and separate the routine ones from the genuinely hard ones

  2. Run the routine tasks through a fast, lighter option first

  3. Move anything that comes back unclear, thin or wrong into the harder pile

  4. Give the hard pile more time, a stronger option, and closer review

  5. Notice patterns, if the fast option keeps failing on a certain task type, stop routing it there

Prompts to try

Use it, adapt it, and make it your own.

I have a batch of similar tasks: [describe them]. Handle them quickly and flag any that turn out to be more complicated than they first looked, so I can look at those more closely myself.
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Human lens

  • You sort the pile into routine tasks and the ones that need real judgement
  • You notice when a task you assumed was routine turns out to be trickier than expected
  • You still review output either way, because a lighter tool can also be wrong quickly

What to avoid

  • A task that looks routine can hide an edge case that needs more care
  • Speed is not a reason to skip checking the result
  • Do not assume the stronger option is always right either, it just tends to handle ambiguity better

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