Most support time goes to the unglamorous middle — the setup, the second draft, the review. The right prompt quietly takes that part off your plate.
Anchor to one reader
Ask for the reasoning, then the result. When the model shows its steps you can see exactly where to push back.
- Name the audience and the single goal before you generate
- Lower the reading level, then check what broke
- Keep one ask per prompt — chaining beats cramming
Name the failure modes
Write down what you never want as explicitly as what you do. The exclusions often do more work than the instructions.
- Lower the reading level, then check what broke
- Save the prompt that worked so the next person reuses it
- Keep one ask per prompt — chaining beats cramming
Make the output reviewable
Ask for the reasoning, then the result. When the model shows its steps you can see exactly where to push back.
- Name the audience and the single goal before you generate
- Lower the reading level, then check what broke
- Save the prompt that worked so the next person reuses it
Ask for the reasoning, then the result. When the model shows its steps you can see exactly where to push back.