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Reverse Engineering Prompt

Work backwards from your target outcome to today's first step

Here's where I want to end up: [goal]. Work backwards from that finish line to figure out how to get there. Start at the end result and trace it back to today step by step — the milestones along the way, what has to be true before each one, what resources and decisions each step depends on, and what needs to happen right now to start the chain moving. Flag the critical path and anything likely to block it.
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