Most product time goes to the unglamorous middle — the setup, the second draft, the review. The right prompt quietly takes that part off your plate.
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.
- 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
Start with the smallest version
Treat the first output as a draft, not a verdict. The prompt does the typing; you keep the judgment about what ships.
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.
- Keep one ask per prompt — chaining beats cramming
- Lower the reading level, then check what broke
- Name the audience and the single goal before you generate
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.