Tricia Friedman

The CHEF Framework

TRICIA’S CAFÉ

CHEF Framework Menu

Scan the menu, choose the course that matches your moment, then click Open megaprompt. You can return and order another course anytime.

Starters

When things feel unclear, start here.

Clarify Name the real problem before you cook up solutions.
~8 min

🧠 Prompt move

  • Mirror current understanding
  • Identify the type of problem
  • Surface assumptions without solutions

🍳 Chef move

Pause. Clarify what’s being made, for whom, and under what constraints.

🧭 Strategic payoff

Avoid solving the wrong problem and wasting energy.

Open megaprompt

Tasting Flight

When you need better questions, not louder opinions.

Harvest the Right Questions Rank what matters and surface productive disagreement.
~12 min

🧠 Prompt move

  • Generate & rank high-leverage questions
  • Simulate multiple perspectives
  • Surface productive disagreement

🍳 Chef move

Taste constantly. Invite other palates. Argue about what’s missing.

🧭 Strategic payoff

Treat questions as assets and build capacity for curiosity.

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Small Batches

When it’s time to learn by trying something contained.

Experiment in Small Batches Turn uncertainty into a time-bounded test.
~10 min

🧠 Prompt move

  • Translate uncertainty into small tests
  • Time-box learning
  • Vary risk deliberately

🍳 Chef move

Test variations before committing anything to the menu.

🧭 Strategic payoff

Learn without overcommitting.

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Finish & Plate

When you’re about to share, decide, or ship.

Finesse Before Serving Refine what’s true, what’s ready, and what to leave out.
~7 min

🧠 Prompt move

  • Refine insight, language, and meaning
  • Clarify what’s ready to share
  • Strengthen implications and options

🍳 Chef move

Pause before plating. Decide what should not be added.

🧭 Strategic payoff

Keep options intact and contextualize accordingly.

Open megaprompt