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What is the Operator mindset?
The Operator mindset means directing AI through clear definitions, small steps and explicit review instead of steering it by feel in a chat window.
Peter describes it as the habit he picked up over a year of working with attention and systems before he had a name for it.
In practice it shows up as three habits: define the task before the model touches it, keep each piece of work small, and review against written criteria instead of against your mood.