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✨ A Soft Start
The questions you ask shape the world you enter.
With AI, they shape the answers you receive.
This isn’t about being clever.
It’s about being clear, alive, and open to surprise.
🧵 The Threads of a Good Prompt
Here’s what makes a great prompt sing:
- Clarity: Say what you want—even if it’s weird or personal. “Write a love letter from the moon to the ocean.”
- Tone: Add the feeling you want. “Make it whimsical and a little haunting.”
- Perspective: Set the scene. “Pretend you’re a historian in the year 2400.”
- Constraints: Give it boundaries. “Keep it under 100 words. Use no adjectives.”
Prompts are invitations.
You’re not telling the AI what to think.
You’re inviting it to play in your mind’s terrain.
🛠 Try This
Take something ordinary—like a task, question, or feeling—and reframe it as an interesting prompt.
Here are a few to spark you:
- “Explain imposter syndrome using a campfire metaphor.”
- “Turn my to-do list into a motivational speech.”
- “Rewrite my journal entry as if it were advice from a favorite character.”
- “Describe my morning routine like it’s a poem from a lost civilization.”
Now adjust the tone. Add constraints. Layer the magic.
The more playful and specific you get, the more you it becomes.
💭 Parting Thought
A great question doesn’t just guide the tool.
It reveals something about the asker.
So be curious. Be bold. Be weird.
Your prompts are fingerprints—one of a kind, beautifully yours.
➡️ Next: Lesson 10: Turning Ideas into Gold (Brainstorming with AI)
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