Every Sunday I evaluate one new AI tool. The whole protocol fits in 30 minutes. Five steps, hard time-box on each, ends with a three-bucket decision.
This Resource is the protocol:
→ Step 1: The frame test (5 min)
→ Step 2: The real-task test (10 min)
→ Step 3: The friction audit (5 min)
→ Step 4: The price-per-result check (5 min)
→ Step 5: The verdict (5 min): Keep, Park, or Skip
After running this on 50+ tools, I'd estimate fewer than 10% land in Keep. That's the point. The routine is designed to fail tools, not pass them.
PDF attached.
What tool are you about to test next? Drop it in the comments. If anyone here has already run this protocol on it, they can save you the 30 minutes.
Dusty