Six lines that make a prompt repeatable
If a prompt only worked once, it was luck. Six lines make it repeatable.
- AI tools
- Writing
A prompt that worked once is an anecdote. A prompt that works the second time, for someone else, is a tool.
The difference is usually six lines:
- Goal. What is this for?
- Audience. Who will read the result?
- Format. What shape should it take?
- Example. One good one, if you have it.
- Avoid. One thing that would spoil it.
- Judge. How will you decide it is good enough?
If the checklist does not fit on one page, the task is probably two tasks.