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Nine positives for every negative — for agents too?

July 31, 2026

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You give people nine positives for every negative. So why is your agent's instruction file nothing but corrections? Trisha Merriam asked it on this week's AI-Native Shift, and it reframes what you are actually training. #AINativeShift #AIReadiness

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Your Agents Are Only as Free as Your Rules — Part 3: Empowerment over Learned Helplessness

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The next step

That's the moment. Here is how you make it yours.

Build something realTake what you learned and build something concrete. valuefirstagent.com is where your build becomes a working agent.valuefirstagent.com(opens in a new tab)

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