The trap with data work prompts is asking for the finished thing. Ask for options instead, then bring your taste to the edit.
Cut before you polish
Lock the parts that never change and leave one slot for the variable. Now every run shares a family resemblance instead of starting from scratch.
Keep a negative list
Ask for the reasoning, then the result. When the model shows its steps you can see exactly where to push back.
- Ask for three angles, then cut to the one worth shipping
- Have the model flag what it could not cover
- Lower the reading level, then check what broke
Anchor to one reader
Lock the parts that never change and leave one slot for the variable. Now every run shares a family resemblance instead of starting from scratch.
- Save the prompt that worked so the next person reuses it
- Ask for three angles, then cut to the one worth shipping
- Compare two outputs instead of trusting one
Lock the parts that never change and leave one slot for the variable. Now every run shares a family resemblance instead of starting from scratch.