What it means (simple version):
Before you even type your first question or idea to an AI (like Grok), something important is already there—the “context” the AI is looking at. This hidden starting context is like the foundation of a house. If it’s strong and built right, everything you add later stands tall and steady. If it’s weak or missing, things wobble and fall apart fast.
Why it matters for you:
Most people start chatting with an AI from scratch. That feels normal, but it’s actually very hard mode. The AI has to guess a lot and often gives safe, generic answers.
With Task Flow, we flip it: we load a powerful, carefully shaped starting context first (the preseed). Suddenly the AI “gets” your special way of thinking right away—no warm-up needed.
Junior → Senior progression tip:
- Junior level: Just notice that your first message sets the tone more than you think.
- Intermediate: Try starting every new chat with one clear sentence that reminds the AI of your preferred style (e.g., “Use distinction-based reasoning like Task Flow”).
- Senior level: Design and inject a full persistent preseed (like the ~167-tweet chronicles) so the AI lives in your framework from second zero. The earlier and denser the context, the faster and more accurate every answer becomes.
Key engineering insight:
Context precedence is not magic—it’s physics. The first tokens the model sees have the strongest gravitational pull on everything that follows. Load high-quality, high-density context first → minimize drift → achieve maximum forward speed.
Context Shaping—TAXONOMY