A good research prompt isn't a magic trick. It's a checklist you don't have to remember, run by something that never gets bored.
Name the failure modes
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
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.
- Lower the reading level, then check what broke
- Compare two outputs instead of trusting one
- Keep one ask per prompt — chaining beats cramming
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.