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Sharpen Each Other's Work
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Peer review should make the draft better - friction with care, not performance theater or silent approval.
Key Concept
- Dull work stays dull when nobody pushes - sharpening is peer review that improves the artifact, not the ego scoreboard.
- Drafting in Public invites sharpening early when Rollback Principle is still cheap.
Level 1 - Recognize
Sharpening each other's work is peer review that improves the artifact - friction with care, not the ego scoreboard.
Level 2 - Explain
Like a training partner calling out foot placement - name what is weak and what would fix it in the same session.
Level 3 - Use
Mark three vague paragraphs before publish - ten minutes of friction saves an hour of reader confusion.
Level 4 - Connect
Deliberate Practice needs outside eyes - solo polish misses what peer friction catches.
Level 5 - Create
Deliver through Give Useful Feedback - sharpening fails when the tone eats the truth. Iron Sharpens Iron is the faith name. Invite early when Drafting in Public and Rollback Principle are still cheap.
Examples
- Glad a teammate marked three vague paragraphs before publish - ten minutes of friction saved an hour of reader confusion.
- Code review caught the env var gap before Friday deploy - iron sharpening was the comment thread, not a blame DM.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| alternative | Iron Sharpens Iron | Faith lane names Proverbs sharpening between believers |
| contradicts | Ship It | when ship-now skips peer sharpening |
| extends | Deliberate Practice | Outside eyes are part of deliberate reps |
| extends | Drafting in Public | Early drafts invite early sharpening |
| extends | Give Useful Feedback | Useful feedback is how sharpening lands |
