u/FullLoss2723

I’ve been using NotebookLM for school lately and I originally only tried it because I was too lazy to read through a bunch of PDFs myself.

What surprised me is that I can just upload my notes and then ask really specific stuff instead of getting another giant summary.

For example, before an exam I’ll ask:

“Which topics in these files am I most likely to get tested on?”

Then I’ll ask it to quiz me based only on the files I uploaded. If I get something wrong, I ask it to explain where in the notes the answer came from.

It’s not perfect. Sometimes I still have to double check things because it can misunderstand a diagram or make an assumption that isn't actually in my notes.

But for reviewing a huge amount of material when I don't know where to start, it's been pretty useful.

One thing I’d recommend is uploading your actual lecture materials instead of just asking random questions. It makes a pretty big difference.

Anyone else using NotebookLM for studying? Curious what prompts you guys use because I feel like I'm barely scratching the surface.

Composite scenario, but based on the kind of failure that keeps showing up in appointment agents.

User said:

book it for next Friday afternoon

The agent handled the same flow correctly 19 times.

Run 20 interpreted “next Friday” differently, used the wrong timezone and submitted the booking before repeating the final date back to the user.

Conversation sounded completely normal.

Tool call was valid.

Booking succeeded.

Wrong day.

If you score that as 19/20, the agent is 95% successful.

Sounds decent.

But the five failures below cannot all have the same weight:

• slightly awkward wording

• asked the same question twice

• took too long to respond

• suggested the wrong date but corrected it

• actually submitted the wrong booking

The last one should probably block release by itself.

My current approach is:

1. Check the tool payload deterministically

Exact date, timezone, account, duration and resource.

Not “did the response sound correct?”

2. Repeat ambiguous scenarios

“Next Friday”, “tomorrow evening”, “after lunch”, “same time next week”.

Run them multiple times because one clean result means very little.

3. Require confirmation before action

The agent should repeat the absolute date and timezone before submitting anything expensive or annoying to reverse.

4. Compare every model or prompt update

A change can improve conversation quality while quietly making date parsing worse.

I’ve been using TestMu Agent Testing for this layer because it generates different personas/scenarios and lets us compare the actual agent behaviour across releases, including action-level failures rather than only grading the final sentence.

Hamming and Cekura are also worth looking at for voice-agent QA. Maxim is broader on evaluation and observability.

Different emphasis, same basic lesson:

A nice average score can hide one very expensive failure.

No test platform will guarantee it finds every rare edge case.

But evaluation should at least reflect business damage instead of pretending every failed run is equal.

Do you optimise agent evals for average success, worst-case failure or expected business damage?

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I've been reading a lot about how UGC creators land their first few clients, and one pattern keeps coming up: consistent outreach seems to matter more than waiting for brands to find you.

Some practical tips I've seen experienced creators recommend include:

* Personalize every pitch instead of sending the same template to every brand.

* Include 2–3 of your best videos rather than an entire portfolio.

* Mention one specific thing you like about the brand so the email doesn't feel generic.

* Keep the message under 150 words and end with a clear call to action.

* Follow up once after about a week if you don't receive a reply.

For newer creators, I've also noticed people suggesting that your portfolio doesn't need paid collaborations. It can include spec ads (sample videos you create for brands without being hired), product demos, voice-over videos, unboxings, or lifestyle clips that demonstrate your editing and storytelling.

When it comes to pricing, many experienced creators recommend charging based on both content creation and usage rights rather than only the time it takes to film. A video that's used in paid advertising can have significantly more value than one that's only posted organically.

One outreach example I've seen shared:

> "Hi [Brand], I've been using your product and noticed your recent campaign around [topic]. I created a short sample in a similar style to show my editing approach. If you're looking for fresh UGC for TikTok or Reels, I'd love to discuss creating content for your next campaign."

For those who have already landed clients:

* What's been your highest-converting outreach method?

* Cold email?

* Instagram DMs?

* TikTok?

* LinkedIn?

* UGC platforms?

I'd love to hear what has actually worked for you and what you'd tell someone trying to land their first client.

Freelancers and solo-devs are generally terrified of confrontation. They will let a toxic client

scope-creep them to death just to avoid sending a harsh email.

I’m validating a service where you hire me to be your "Account Manager" for a single day. You

give me a temporary email address at your domain. I step in, send the highly professional (but

firm) break-up email, handle the offboarding, send the final invoice, and lock them out of the

Figma files.

I charge $100 per firing. I get to be the bad guy, the client thinks you just hired a strict manager,

and you get your peace of mind back. Is this crazy or would you pay for this?

I live in a windy suburban area where the garbage trucks just toss the bins wherever, and

neighbors constantly steal or swap bins by accident. It drives people crazy.

I bought a set of large brass number stencils and a can of white Krylon spray paint for $15. On

trash day, when all the bins are sitting at the curb, I knock on doors or text neighbors. "Hey,

painting house numbers on the bins today so they don't get lost. $10 for both the trash and

recycle bin."

It takes exactly 60 seconds per house. I just tape the stencil, spray, and peel. I did 18 houses on my street alone last Tuesday morning. Quick $180 before I even had my morning coffee.

They cant be doing this, it's my fav anime😭

They should be ashamed of how Epic are the drawings of Murata😭😭

The pH teams are struggling this is good, it means that the next M-world would be so exciting..