Clarify and focus on P0s at work

dennyzhang

September 14, 2025

Set LLM context

I want to clarify what is truly important to me at work and identify my long-term P0s.

Here’s my context:

Role and Experience
- Current role: [Insert role, e.g., Tech Lead in ML Infra]
- Past growth: [List key strengths and achievements, e.g., business problem focus, cross-team execution, end-to-end ownership, partnership]
Preferences / Values
- Marketable skills: [e.g., work should have external recognition or transferability]
- Energy and stress: [e.g., avoid constant org friction, focus on problem-solving]
- Work style: [e.g., ownership, high-leverage, measurable impact, ethical partnerships]
Pain Points
- [List current frustrations, e.g., high energy spent on problem identification and team alignment, short-lived problem focus]
Goal / Desired Outcome
- [Insert long-term goal, e.g., become an ML infra expert with high leverage and low burnout]

Please help me:

Identify my core work values and any conflicts or trade-offs.
Surface potential blindspots or overlooked opportunities.
Suggest what could be my 3-year P0s based on my context.
Provide guidance on how to filter current workstreams to align with these P0s.
Recommend strategic milestones or actions that maximize market value, ownership, and energy efficiency.

Make the output structured and actionable so I can use it to evaluate opportunities, prioritize projects, and plan career growth.

Define the Vision
- Decide what success looks like in 3 years for you and your team.
- Focus on outcomes, not tasks.
Identify Levers
- Find areas where focused effort now gives the biggest long-term impact.
Set P0 Criteria
- Define what counts as a true long-term P0 to filter initiatives consistently.
Filter Workstreams
- Keep only initiatives that meet your P0 criteria.
- Delegate, pause, or deprioritize the rest.
Build the Roadmap
- Break each P0 into multi-year milestones for strategic execution.
Checkpoints