Before you ask AI a question…

…Set these three ground rules.

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Add these into your prompt before hitting enter.

Takes under a minute. Changes what you actually get back.

List your assumptions.

Ask AI directly what it's assuming about your situation.

Most answers are built on assumptions you never see. This makes them visible.

Don't guess if you're not sure.

Tell AI upfront: if you don't know something, say so instead of guessing.

This doesn't stop AI from being wrong. But it reduces the chance it fills a gap with a confident invention.

Ask me anything you need to before answering.

Instead of AI assuming your context, let it ask.

A few seconds of back and forth catches a mismatch before it becomes a wrong answer you already acted on.

Three requests. One minute. A completely different quality of answer.

Want to make this automatic?

There's a way to get AI to do this without asking every time. Coming up in this series.

Human Ideas.
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