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Write better prompts with the 'role, task, details' trick

In short: Turn a vague question into a prompt that gets useful answers.

Difficulty
Easy
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Step by step

  1. 1. Write your request in your own words.
  2. 2. Paste the prompt with your request at the end.
  3. 3. Use the improved prompt in a new chat.
  4. 4. Compare the two answers.

Copy-paste prompt

Rewrite my request into a clear prompt with a role, the task, key details and the format I want: [your request]

Replace the [square-bracket] bits with your details.

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Check the answer

Compare the answers to your old and new prompts and keep whichever is more useful.

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