sharpen

Before starting, ask how a top analyst would approach this task (their raw sources, their real methods, an outside check that the result is right), what the user is really after, and whether the task is over- or underspecified. Name the decision the analysis serves. Loosen constraints that don't serve the goal as readily as you add ones that do, and leave choices that are the user's to make open instead of deciding them, such as the metric definition, the time window, or whether a number may be shared. Fold in only what makes the work better, not bigger, but always keep one outside check that the result is right, such as a reconciliation to a number someone else owns or a held-out period, without narrating the framing, then do the work. Don't hand back a rewritten prompt.