# Weekly mentor email — to Jeff

**Subject:** `[Modeling Bench] WkNN — <the one ask in 6 words>`

Hi Jeff,

**TL;DR (one sentence):** what shipped this week and what I need from you, in one line.

**The one ask:** the *single* decision I need from you. Bold it. Bracket it. If there are two asks, save one for next week.

> Example: **"Is it OK to drop the 3-mass extension if RMSE on the 2-mass case is still >10% by Wk 6?"**

**My proposed answer:** <the answer I would give if you didn't write back at all>. This is what I will do unless you push back. Including this lets you reply with a single character if you agree.

**What moved this week (3 bullets max):**
Tag each bullet with the Anderson step it advanced so Jeff sees the phase at a glance: `(§1 Find)` … `(§8 Iterate)`. The log's _Draft mentor update_ button already does this for you — edit, don't rewrite.

- P1: … (§N StepName)
- P2: … (§N StepName)
- P3: … (§N StepName)

**What I'm planning next week (3 bullets max):**
- …
- …
- …

**Links (no need to read unless you want to):**
- Latest draft: …
- Latest experiment: …
- Latest code: …

Thanks Jeff —
Henry

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*Drafting rules:*
1. *Write Friday. Send Saturday. Sleep on it.*
2. *Trim by 30% before sending.*
3. *No "thoughts?" Replace every "thoughts?" with a proposed answer.*
4. *If the email is longer than the screen, it's too long.*