Bring a real example, not a vague idea, to a session

When I sit down to build something new, I bring one real example with me, an actual form, an actual list, an actual message I want automated. A vague idea wastes the whole session on guessing.

A specific example gives a coding session something concrete to work from immediately, instead of spending the first stretch of time just trying to pin down what you actually mean. It also gives you an instant way to check the result, since you can compare the tool's output directly against the real example you started with. Specific beats vague every time you sit down to build.

Try this today: before your next session, find one real example of the thing you want to automate and bring that exact example instead of a general description.