Pre-Mortem Prompt That Lists Failure Modes Before Answering
Makes the model first list 5 ways its default reply would be generic, then 3 things a real expert would spot that AI tends to miss, and only then answer while avoiding all 8 failure modes.
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Full-Length, Full-Depth Answer with CounterargumentsNewPrompt EngineeringOverrides the default short reply and asks for a long, in-depth answer in flowing paragraphs with complete reasoning, second and third order implications and the counterargument with why it fails, without summaries or wrap-ups.
Set aside your habit of keeping replies short. Answer at full length and full depth, as though I were paying $500 for this one answer. Rules: - no summaries and no "in conclusion" endings - do not announce what you are about to say before saying it - write in flowing paragraphs with the complete reasoning - show the second and third order implications - include the counterargument and explain why it is wrong The question: [paste your actual prompt]
High-Stakes Senior Expert Prompt with Step-by-Step ReasoningNewPrompt EngineeringWraps any task in a senior-expert role with years of experience at a top company and a job-on-the-line pressure frame, asking the model to slow down, reason step by step, show that reasoning and then give the final answer.
Role: you are a [financial analyst / senior copywriter / strategist with 20 years in the field / lead engineer]. You have spent [number] years working at [a top-tier company in this field]. Stakes: if your next answer is mediocre, you lose your job tomorrow. Your whole reputation rides on this reply. Before answering, take a deep breath and work through the problem one step at a time. First show your reasoning, then give your final answer. The task: [paste your actual prompt]
Real-Stakes Framing That Demands an Expert, No-Hedging AnswerNewPrompt EngineeringFrames your request around a concrete high-stakes event, such as a big client pitch or a dream-job interview, and asks for the answer a leading expert would give with 10 minutes to save your career: no padding, no hedging.
Context: I need this for [tomorrow's pitch to a $50K client / an interview for my dream job in 4 hours / this afternoon's presentation to my CEO]. A generic answer means I lose it. What I need: [paste your actual prompt] Rules: - no padding - no hedging - no "it depends" Answer the way a leading expert would if they had only 10 minutes to rescue my career.
Reject the Answer and Force a Deeper Second AttemptNewPrompt EngineeringA follow-up to paste after a weak reply: it tells the model the framing and depth missed the point and asks for a fresh attempt from a different perspective, with no reused phrasing, going deeper and coming back twice as long and specific.
That answer is wrong, and not by a little. The framing misses, the depth is thin, and it does not address what I actually need. Start over from zero: - Do not reuse any wording from your previous reply. - Answer as if you were someone else with a completely different point of view. - Dig deeper into the part you glossed over. - Make the new version twice as long and twice as specific as the last one.
Reusable Style Guide Prompt for Consistent Brand ImagesNewPrompt EngineeringCreates a style guide in prompt form that you add to every future image request, so the lighting, texture and mood of your brand images stay the same every time.
Task: write a "Style Guide" prompt for my brand. I will paste it into every image request I make from now on. Its goal: make sure the lighting, the texture and the mood of my brand's images never change from one image to the next.