How to Use AI to Stress-Test Your Ideas and Strategies

You don't need an IDE, an MCP, or any complex setup. Just a chat window and a willingness to be wrong. This guide walks you through using AI's reasoning capabilities to battle-test your assumptions, sharpen your strategies, and build clearer thinking — inspired by Nathan Mapp, CPA.

Modules

1. Why AI is Uniquely Good at This — Understanding why LLMs make great sparring partners for your ideas
2. The Reverse-Position Method — Step-by-step: how to trick AI past its sycophancy to get genuine pushback
3. Quick-Start Prompts You Can Use Today — Ready-to-use persona prompts for stress-testing any decision