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← How to Prompt
Lesson 4 of 10
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~1 min
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Foundations
Fix 3 — Positive instructions only
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In this module
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Why your old prompting habits stopped working
1m
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Fix 1 — Name every output, and its order
1m
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Fix 2 — Cap the length
1m
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Fix 3 — Positive instructions only
1m
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Fix 4 — Use action verbs
1m
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Fix 5 — Push past the minimum on creative work
1m
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Asking for reasoning and tools
2m
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Iterating, instead of arguing
1m
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The one-line template
1m
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Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
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Reference
2m
How to Prompt
·
Why your old prompting habits stopped working
1m
·
Fix 1 — Name every output, and its order
1m
·
Fix 2 — Cap the length
1m
·
Fix 3 — Positive instructions only
1m
·
Fix 4 — Use action verbs
1m
·
Fix 5 — Push past the minimum on creative work
1m
·
Asking for reasoning and tools
2m
·
Iterating, instead of arguing
1m
·
The one-line template
1m
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Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
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Reference
2m
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