Habits that keep quality

Write your always/never list. Automation is not maturity.

18 minModule 10 of 11

Quality loop (never skip “open file”)

Brief

Spine on disk

Generate

Agent writes files

Open file

Offline check

Edit

3 concrete fixes

Export

Handoff zip

01Why habits beat more tools

You can install every design skill and still ship sludge. Habits are the human loop that agents cannot fake: open the file, cut the lie, date the export, refuse auto-post.

02Always (starter set — rewrite in your voice)

·Open the exported file yourself before anyone else sees it
·Date-stamp filenames (YYYY-MM-DD)
·Put absolute project path in every long brief
·Load DESIGN.md for anything client-facing
·Log image prompts next to files
·Human-approve anything public

03Never (starter set)

·Auto-post from the agent
·Accept numbers the model invented
·Skip offline open “because the preview looked fine”
·Install video engines into this profile “for later”
·Store API keys in DESIGN.md or briefs
·Ship without a handoff folder when the work matters

04Write habits.md

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Quality is a loop: brief → generate → open file → edit → export → handoff. Skipping “open file” is how garbage ships.

05habits.md skeleton

# habits.md
## Always
1. ...
## Never
1. ...
## Mistakes I made this course
1. ...
## When tired
1. ...

Proof of completion

design-lab/habits.md contains at least 5 Always and 5 Never rules in your own words (not a paste of this page).

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Stored on this device only — not sent anywhere.

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