Before you answer, ask me what you need to know.
An assistant that asks what it needs before it answers, for the rest of the chat.
Pack 8 prompts 2 to 10 min each
Make AI behave.
Eight short prompts that fix how an assistant answers you.
Some of these set a rule for the rest of a chat and some put a single answer on trial: ask first, stop agreeing, keep it short, label the guesses, show the sources. Paste one when an answer annoys you, and use the last to write standing instructions so you only have to say it once.
From AI basics
Take what fits.
8 prompts for one situation. Use them in any order.
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AI basics 2 min -
AI basics 2 min Stop agreeing with me. Tell me where I’m wrong.
Honest pushback on your ideas for the rest of the chat, without the fake toughness.
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AI basics 2 min Give me the short version. I’ll ask if I want the rest.
Short answers from here on: the answer, up to two things to know and a line on what was left out.
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AI basics 2 min Tell me what you know, what you think, and what you’re guessing.
One answer sorted by how sure the assistant is, with the single thing most worth checking.
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AI basics 5 min What did you just assume about me?
The hidden assumptions in the last answer, ranked, and a second answer written for you.
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AI basics 2 min Now read your answer like someone who wants to prove it wrong.
The weakest claim in the last answer, the best objection to it, and a clear keep or change.
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AI basics 5 min Where did you get that? Show me sources I can open.
Each key claim in the last answer matched to a source you can open, or marked as unsourced.
Needs web search
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AI basics 10 min What should I tell you once so I never have to say it again?
A short block of standing instructions for your assistant’s settings, built from how you like answers.
More that go together.
There are 16 packs. These two sit on either side of this one.