Tip: Ask Claude 'What Would Optimal Look Like?' Before Planning to Remove Self-Imposed Scope Limits
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A high-engagement Claude Code workflow: before touching any plan or implementation, prompt 'If time and labor were not a consideration, what would the optimal version of X look like? Don't plan, just describe.' This removes Claude's tendency to scope-constrain solutions around assumed effort budgets, producing architecturally superior designs that can then be scoped down deliberately. The pattern separates the vision phase from the planning phase, giving the developer control over the tradeoff.