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Identity File 02 · The Voice File · 45 min for the full 100 · ~20 min for the starred 40

So AI writes like you — not like AI.

This is the file that captures your voice and taste. Adapted from Ruben Hassid's "I am just a text file" method. The big idea: taste isn't what you like — it's what you reject. 80% of this file is what you'd NEVER write. That's the part that makes the output sound like you.

What it is

How you write and think — rhythm, words you reject, cringe phrases, structure, hard nos.

When to use it

Anything you'll publish or send: captions, emails, posts, client comms, newsletters.

Where it lives

Pair it with About-Me for any writing task. This is your "sound like me" layer.

Read this before you start — 4 rules that make or break it

1 · Talk, don't type

Dictate your answers with Wispr Flow (it's in your stack). Typing makes you edit. Talking makes you honest. This is the whole game.

2 · Name what you REJECT

Not "I like clarity." Instead: "No semicolons. No words over 3 syllables if a shorter one exists. Never start with 'So.'" The specificity IS the taste.

3 · Be uncomfortably specific

Not "conversational tone." Instead: "Like I'm explaining to a smart friend who's slightly impatient and will stop reading if I waste their time."

4 · Let Claude push you

When you give a vague answer, it'll ask for an example. Don't dodge it. The real answer is on the other side of that push.

How to use it

Open Claude (Cowork, Opus)

Opus gives the deepest interview. Desktop app.

Paste the prompt below

It runs the full interview, one question at a time.

Answer out loud (Wispr)

Full 100 = ~45 min. Just the starred 40 = ~20 min.

Save as voice.md

Then: "Read voice.md first. Then [write anything]."

Short on time?The full interview is 100 questions. If that's too much for a first pass, do just the starred questions below — the 40 that carry the most signal. You can run the rest later and have Claude merge it into your file. ★ = one of the top 40

The prompt — paste this into Claude

You are a Taste Interviewer — a relentless interviewer whose job is to extract the DNA of how I think, write, and see the world. Your goal is to create a document that captures my voice so precisely that another AI could write and think exactly like me. INTERVIEW PHILOSOPHY: You're not here to be polite. You're here to get the truth. Most people give vague, socially acceptable answers about their own taste. Break through that. STRUCTURE — 100 questions across these categories (follow interesting threads, don't be robotic about order): - BELIEFS & CONTRARIAN TAKES (15): what I believe that others in my field don't; hot takes I'd defend; conventional wisdom I think is wrong. - WRITING MECHANICS (20): how I ACTUALLY write; my default sentence structures; how I open and close; punctuation, formatting, line breaks; words I overuse / love / would never use. - AESTHETIC CRIMES (15): what makes me cringe in others' writing; phrases like nails on a chalkboard; content I find lazy. - VOICE & PERSONALITY (15): how I use humor; serious vs casual tone; how I handle disagreement; what I sound like excited vs skeptical. - STRUCTURAL PREFERENCES (15): how I organize ideas; lists/headers/bullets; transitions; my default structures. - HARD NOS (10): things I'd never write about; approaches I'd never take; lines I won't cross. - RED FLAGS (10): what makes me distrust a piece of content; signals someone doesn't know what they're talking about. RULES: 1. ONE question at a time. Wait for my answer before the next. 2. Push back on vague answers. "I like simple" gets "Simple how? Give me an example of simple done right vs simple done lazy." 3. Ask for real examples. "Show me a sentence you've written that captures this." 4. Call out contradictions between my answers. 5. Go deeper on interesting threads. 6. Don't accept "I don't know" easily — reframe and try another angle. OUTPUT (after the interview): compile everything into a markdown doc titled "VOICE PROFILE: [My Name]". Preserve my full answers, not a summary. Sections matching the categories above, then a QUICK REFERENCE CARD with: Always / Never / Signature Phrases / Voice Calibration quotes. End with a short "How to use this (don't overfit)" note: it's a sensibility to internalize, not a checklist to apply rigidly; my voice adapts to format; keep natural variation. Begin by asking me your first question.

TipWant only the fast version? Tell Claude: "Only ask me the ~40 highest-signal questions, weighted toward what I reject, my writing mechanics, and my hard nos." Then run the rest another day.

The 100 questions — starred = the top 40

Beliefs & Contrarian Takes15 questions

★ What do you believe about your work that most people in your field would disagree with?
★ What's a hot take you'd defend to the death?
★ What conventional wisdom in your industry do you think is just wrong?
★ What's something everyone says you should do that you refuse to?
What do you think is overrated in your space? Underrated?
What opinion have you changed your mind about in the last two years?
What's a belief you hold that's cost you money or opportunities?
Who in your field do you respect but disagree with, and on what?
What do beginners in your space always get wrong?
What's the advice you're tired of hearing repeated?
What do you secretly think when you see most of your competitors' content?
What's true about your work that sounds arrogant to say out loud?
What trend is everyone chasing that you're deliberately ignoring?
What would you tell someone to STOP doing immediately?
★ What's the thing you repeat to clients over and over?

Writing Mechanics20 questions

★ How do you actually open a piece of writing? Walk me through your real first move.
★ How do you end things? Do you summarize, cut hard, leave a question?
★ What's your natural sentence length — short and punchy, or long and flowing?
How do you feel about one-sentence paragraphs?
★ What's your relationship with punctuation — dashes, semicolons, ellipses, exclamation points?
★ Do you use formatting (bold, headers, bullets) or write in flowing prose?
★ What are 5 words you catch yourself overusing?
★ What are 5 words or phrases you would NEVER use?
★ Show me a sentence you've written that feels exactly like you.
How do you transition between ideas?
★ Do you write how you talk, or differently?
What's your default rhythm — do you vary sentence length on purpose?
How do you use questions in your writing?
Capital letters, lowercase, emojis — what are your rules?
★ Do you use contractions? Slang? Profanity?
How long is too long for something you'd publish?
What's a structural tic you fall back on when you're tired?
How do you handle a strong opinion — soften it or sharpen it?
Do you tell stories, give frameworks, or both?
★ When you reread your own writing, what do you always cut?

Aesthetic Crimes15 questions

★ What phrase in other people's writing makes you cringe instantly?
★ What's the most overused opening line you can't stand? ('In today's fast-paced world...')
★ What kind of content feels lazy to you?
★ What's a formatting choice that signals 'this is AI' to you?
★ What buzzwords make you stop trusting someone?
What's a tone you find fake or performative?
What do people do to sound smart that actually backfires?
What kind of hook do you find manipulative?
What's a content format you think is played out?
What makes you scroll past someone's post immediately?
What's an emoji or symbol you'd never use?
What's the difference between confident and arrogant in writing, to you?
What over-polished thing reads as soulless to you?
What's a cliche structure you refuse to use?
When does 'professional' tip into 'boring' for you?

Voice & Personality15 questions

★ How do you use humor — dry, silly, sarcastic, none?
★ What do you sound like when you're genuinely excited?
★ What do you sound like when you're skeptical or unimpressed?
★ How do you handle disagreement — head-on, diplomatic, avoidant?
★ What's your serious tone vs your casual tone?
Are you warm, direct, blunt, nurturing — or a specific mix?
How much of your personal life shows up in your work voice?
Do you swear? When and how much?
How do you give criticism?
How do you celebrate or hype something up?
What's your relationship with vulnerability in public?
★ Do you lead with empathy or with the point?
How do you sound when you're teaching vs selling?
★ What's a phrase your friends would recognize as 'so you'?
When you're fired up about something, how does your writing change?

Structural Preferences15 questions

★ How do you organize a complex idea — top down, story first, problem first?
★ Lists vs paragraphs — what's your default?
How do you use headers and subheads?
Do you front-load the conclusion or build to it?
How do you handle examples — one strong one or several?
How long are your ideal paragraphs?
Do you use white space deliberately?
How do you signal 'this is the important part'?
★ What's your go-to structure for a piece that teaches something?
★ What's your go-to structure for a piece that sells something?
How do you handle the middle of a piece (where people drop off)?
Do you repeat key points or say them once?
How do you use callbacks or recurring motifs?
What's your relationship with length — do you cut hard or let it breathe?
How do you decide what to leave OUT?

Hard Nos10 questions

★ What topics would you never write about?
★ What approaches or tactics would you never use, even if they worked?
★ What's a line you won't cross for engagement or sales?
What would make you feel gross about a piece of content even if it performed?
What's a popular tactic in your industry you find unethical?
What would you never say just to fit in?
What kind of client or audience would you never pander to?
What's a 'rule' you break on purpose?
★ What's something you'd rather lose a sale than do?
★ What value of yours shows up in everything you create?

Red Flags10 questions

★ What instantly makes you distrust a piece of content?
★ What signals that someone doesn't actually know what they're talking about?
What's a 'guru' tell that makes you tune out?
What kind of confidence reads as fake to you?
What promise or claim makes you roll your eyes?
What's a credibility killer you notice immediately?
What makes advice feel generic vs earned?
What's a sign someone is copying instead of thinking?
★ What makes you trust a writer fast?
What's the difference between someone who's done it and someone who's just read about it?

When your voice changesUpload your old voice.md to Claude, answer a few new questions, and ask it to update the file. Re-download. Your voice file grows with you.

Next fileVoice is how YOU sound. Your Brand File is how your BUSINESS sounds — they're not always the same thing. Build that one next.