Most operations time goes to the unglamorous middle — the setup, the second draft, the review. The right prompt quietly takes that part off your plate.
Generate options, not answers
Treat the first output as a draft, not a verdict. The prompt does the typing; you keep the judgment about what ships.
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 failure modes
Ask for the reasoning, then the result. When the model shows its steps you can see exactly where to push back.
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.