Advisor prompt · Measure

Is this task actually proven?

Use this prompt to classify a completed task's measurement state and state exactly what its metric does and does not prove.

When to use

After completing a task, before claiming it worked, or when someone else claims it worked.

What context it needs

The task, its intended outcome/target metric, and whatever measurement exists so far.

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Is this task complete, complete-but-unmeasured, or missing proof? And what does the metric actually prove?

Task: [task]. Intended outcome: [outcome]. Metric: [metric]. What we measured: [value, source, data-as-of].

Classify it: completed and measured / completed but awaiting measurement / completed without measurable proof. Then say precisely what the metric proves, and what it does not prove.

What a good answer contains

An honest task state, the measurement's provenance (what, which provider, data-as-of, task-linked vs workspace-wide), and the boundary between distribution evidence and business impact.

What it must not claim

That reach, views, or impressions prove leads or revenue. That a completed-but-unmeasured task "met" its target.

Put it to work

Know what to do next.Know whether it worked.

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