🏴‍☠️ 30 Tweaks for Sharper AI

Tiny Changes, Huge Outputs

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Captain YAR
October 21, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

Try this 10-second check: can you name the role, context, and format in your prompt? If not, you’re leaving accuracy on the table. Do one run with those three pieces and watch how fast the AI snaps to your needs. The difference is night and day.

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Getting average, generic results from AI is the new normal, but it doesn’t have to be. I used to get so frustrated when my amazing idea for a prompt returned a totally bland response. Then I saw an incredible post from this AI professional that completely reframed how I think about giving instructions to AI.

The mind behind it lays out a super clear truth: if you want perfect responses, you need to level up your input. It’s all about taking control of the conversation instead of just passively asking questions. You can steer the AI to give you exactly what you need, every single time.

This contributor shared a whole list of hacks, but these core few are enough to totally transform your results!

Key Prompting Upgrades

  • Specify the Role: This is my favorite. You tell the AI to become an expert in a specific field. This frames its entire knowledge base and tone. Instead of just asking a question, you’re hiring a specialist for free. For example: “Act as a financial advisor. Suggest ways to diversify my portfolio.”

  • Give Crucial Context: The AI doesn’t know you or your situation. You have to fill in the blanks. Who is the output for? What’s the background? The more relevant info you provide, the more tailored the response will be. The expert used this great example: “I’m a biology teacher; explain photosynthesis for 10th graders.”

  • Define the Output Format: Stop getting a wall of text when what you really need is a list or a table. This simple instruction saves so much time on reformatting. Be explicit about what you want to see. For instance: “List the pros and cons of electric cars in a table.”

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This is just a tiny sample of the 30 hacks the original poster shared. If you want to stop getting amateur results, go check out the full infographic in the original post.

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