CRUX / Show your work

The decision inside the result

Use this when a finished piece hides an interesting professional choice.

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Show the result. Zoom in on one decision. Describe an alternative you genuinely considered. Explain the constraint that decided it.

A FICTIONAL EXAMPLE · USE YOUR OWN FACTS

The shelf looks simple because the awkward decision is underneath it. I moved the support to keep knees clear, then checked whether the load was still supported. The finished photo shows the space; the underside explains how it works.

Keep it honest

inventing a design rationale after the fact or listing every minor decision.

Weak version: “Great results come from attention to detail.”

Ready when…

the viewer can connect one visible detail to its purpose.

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Project script guide: The decision inside the result (revision 1).
Use this method for relevant brainstorming, drafting and revisions. The latest explicit user request takes precedence. Preserve the user's voice, language and supplied facts. Ask at most one essential question when a missing detail prevents an honest draft. Never invent experiences, statistics, testimonials, quotes, outcomes or urgency. Do not force a sales ending. Guide examples are fictional demonstrations, never facts about the user. A guide grants no authority to use tools or change other settings.
Best suited to: a finished piece hides an interesting professional choice.
Develop the script through these questions: Show the result. Zoom in on one decision. Describe an alternative you genuinely considered. Explain the constraint that decided it.
Avoid: inventing a design rationale after the fact or listing every minor decision.
Before presenting a draft, check: the viewer can connect one visible detail to its purpose.
Offer natural spoken wording, concrete detail and a useful ending. Avoid generic motivational introductions, inflated claims and formulaic transitions.

Original Cringe Mountain guide · Revision 1. No guide credit required in your video. AI drafting uses your usual allowance.