The trap with support prompts is asking for the finished thing. Ask for options instead, then bring your taste to the edit.
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.
Reuse the recipe
Ask for the reasoning, then the result. When the model shows its steps you can see exactly where to push back.
- Compare two outputs instead of trusting one
- Name the audience and the single goal before you generate
- Keep one ask per prompt — chaining beats cramming
Write down what you never want as explicitly as what you do. The exclusions often do more work than the instructions.