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  1. Updated the hierarchy of bottlenecks with capacity and cognitive load

    • Chapter 1: Introduction1.5 The hierarchy of bottlenecksNow has six bottlenecks, adding capacity, for when your machines and budget can't run more agents, and calling attention cognitive load. It retells The Goal more fully, adds a software example, and spells out the kinds of confidence verification needs.
    • Chapter 3: The dev lifecycle3.1 SparkNow lists tools for turning an idea into a prototype.
    • 3.3.2 BuildNow outlines building efficiently, doing verification well, and where agents run.
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    Published the first draft of the book

    The book is live and written in public. Most pages are still outlines; these are drafted so far.

    • Chapter 1: Introduction1.4 PrinciplesThe ideas that run through the whole book, starting with introspecting every agent session.
    • 1.5 The hierarchy of bottlenecksThe order bottlenecks show up in, and why only the current one matters.
    • 1.7 AttributionWhere the book's ideas come from, and how to flag one that needs credit.
    • Chapter 3: The dev lifecycleOverviewThe stages everything you ship goes through, and which ones you can skip.
    • 3.2 ShapeWorking out what to build and how, with real software instead of sketches.
    • 3.2.2 DesignGetting in sync with your agent by letting it interview you.
    • 3.3 DeliverTaking each slice of work from plan to production.
    • Chapter 5: OrchestrationOverviewRunning many agents at once, and choosing when to look at them.
    • 5.2 Human attention is the bottleneckWhy your one focus token limits how many agents you can run.
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    1. List the drafted pages in the first update, not the unwritten introductionc6deade ·
    2. Start the changelog: published the first draft of the book61b68d8 ·
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