You don't need a hundred data work prompts. You need five you trust and actually reuse.
Keep a negative list
Treat the first output as a draft, not a verdict. The prompt does the typing; you keep the judgment about what ships.
- Save the prompt that worked so the next person reuses it
- Ask for three angles, then cut to the one worth shipping
- Name the audience and the single goal before you generate
Anchor to one reader
Write down what you never want as explicitly as what you do. The exclusions often do more work than the instructions.
- Keep one ask per prompt — chaining beats cramming
- Save the prompt that worked so the next person reuses it
- Compare two outputs instead of trusting one
Cut before you polish
Write down what you never want as explicitly as what you do. The exclusions often do more work than the instructions.
Treat the first output as a draft, not a verdict. The prompt does the typing; you keep the judgment about what ships.