Get better results from AI

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1. Share examples

I need [task].

Here is an example I like: [attach text, an image or a file].

Use its [tone / structure / way of explaining things]. Pay particular attention to [specific detail].

Create the result for [your audience]. Do not copy the example word for word.

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2. Save it in files

Review my explanations and feedback in this conversation.

Suggest what to save in “About me” and “My preferences” for future tasks.

Do not save assumptions as facts. Separate ongoing preferences from requirements that only apply to this task.

Show me the additions, then save them in the project folder after I approve them. Create the files if they do not exist yet.

At the start of a new task, ask: “Read the ‘About me’ and ‘My preferences’ files in this folder and use them for this task.”

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3. Give specific feedback

Improve the current version.

Keep: [what you like].

Change: [what needs fixing and how].

Here is an example of the result I want: [example].

Leave the rest unchanged.

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4. Describe the task

Create [specific result].

Audience: [who it is for].
Goal: [what the reader should understand or do].
Format: [length and structure].
Language and tone: [requirements].

Make sure to include [essential elements].

The result will be successful if [specific criteria: for example, it includes a clear example and takes one minute to read].

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5. Ask for questions

I need [task].

Here is what is already known: [information].

Before you start, ask up to five questions about the information you need to complete the task.

Only ask about details that affect the result. Suggest answer options where helpful.

Start working after I answer.

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6. Work in stages

Help me complete [large task].

Split the work into 3–5 stages. Briefly explain what result I will get at each stage.

Show me the plan for approval. Then complete the first stage and wait for my feedback.

Use the decisions we have already agreed on in the following stages.