A draft improves only when it can withstand counter-questions.

A second look separates creation from verification. It does not look for agreement; it looks for the places where a decision was made too easily.

A review brief for the second look

A persuasive AI answer can easily look as though it has already been checked. It is fluent, neatly structured and sounds decisive. That is precisely what makes it dangerously convenient. Quality does not come from a draft sounding confident. It comes from someone—or something—trying to disprove it.

01 · DraftFirst create a visible, provisional working state.

02 · Counter-reviewLook deliberately for assumptions, gaps and unsupported claims.

03 · DecisionSupport, qualify, rephrase or remove—deliberately.

KERNMETHODE

The review brief

Give the second look a goal, material, a review task and a clear boundary. Ask for a few prioritised findings, not a vague opinion.

THE CHALLENGE TEST

Have an important draft reviewed critically. Carry every finding through to a reasoned decision.