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80% of developers use AI. 46% don't trust it.
We teach the missing skill: judgment.
19%
slower with AI
METR RCT, 2025
96%
don't trust AI code
Sonar, 1,100+ devs
43pt
delusion gap
Perception vs reality
1.7x
more bugs in AI code
CodeRabbit, 470 PRs
The three numbers that tell the whole story
Why methodology matters more than tools
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The Productivity Paradox
DORA 2025, thousands of teams
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The Trust-Verification Gap
Sonar 2026, 1,100+ devs
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The Perception-Reality Gap
METR 2025, randomized controlled trial
The Five Pillars
The Paranoid Verification Methodology
01 Plan Everything
No code until a verified plan exists. 80% thinking, 20% execution.
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Plan Everything
No code until a verified plan exists. 80% thinking, 20% execution.
> The spec IS the work. AI with a plan produces 10x better code.
Read more → 02 Verify Everything
5-layer AI self-verification stack. Trust nothing. Make it prove itself.
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Verify Everything
5-layer AI self-verification stack. Trust nothing. Make it prove itself.
> 96% don't trust AI code, but only 48% verify. Structured AI self-verification closes the gap.
Read more → 03 Maintain Context
Context loss is the #1 cause of AI failures. Manage it obsessively.
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Maintain Context
Context loss is the #1 cause of AI failures. Manage it obsessively.
> CLAUDE.md alone improves output by 10.87%. Context IS the skill.
Read more → 04 Think Deeply
Invest 80% in thinking, 20% in execution. The inverse of vibe coding.
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Think Deeply
Invest 80% in thinking, 20% in execution. The inverse of vibe coding.
> Developers who plan deeply ship 2.5x more AI code (Fastly, 791 devs).
Read more → 05 Document Everything
If it's not written down, it doesn't exist. Compounding knowledge asset.
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Document Everything
If it's not written down, it doesn't exist. Compounding knowledge asset.
> Self-generated documentation improves retention by 40% (generation effect).
Read more →When verification is skipped — real incidents
Everyone else says
"AI makes coding easy."
- ✘ Generate more code, faster
- ✘ Accept suggestions, ship quickly
- ✘ 10x your productivity
- ✘ Tool-specific tutorials
Paranoid Verification says
"Judgment is what's hard."
- ✔ Make AI verify itself from multiple angles
- ✔ Think 80%, execute 20%
- ✔ Build judgment that compounds
- ✔ Tool-agnostic methodology
Stay Paranoid
One verified technique every Tuesday
No fluff, no hype, no "AI will replace you" fear-mongering.
Just evidence-backed methods for shipping better code with AI.