🏴‍☠️ 6 Quick Fixes to Your Prompts

From Meh to Whoa

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Captain YAR
August 28, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

Ever feel like you’re just guessing with your prompts? You ask for something brilliant and get back the most generic, boring answer. It’s super frustrating.

But then I saw an incredible post from a LinkedIn creator that totally changed the game for me. The expert shared a list of super simple phrases you can add to your prompts to fix 80% of your problems. It’s genius!

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Here are the six game-changing phrases the author shared:

  • Start with “Let’s think about this differently.”
    The original poster points out this is how you break the AI out of its default, boring mode and get truly creative, out-of-the-box ideas.

  • Ask “What am I not seeing here?”
    I love this one. The creator says this helps uncover blind spots in your own thinking. It’s like having a super-smart partner who challenges your assumptions.

  • Say “Break this down for me.”
    Even for stuff you think you know! This AI professional explains that this gets the AI to reveal the ‘why’ behind its answers, giving you a much deeper understanding.

  • Ask “What would you do in my shoes?”
    This is a game-changer. The expert notes that this shifts the AI from a neutral tool to an actual advisor, giving you specific, actionable advice.

  • Add “Here’s what I’m really asking…”
    We’ve all written a confusing prompt. The original poster says to use this after your main question to clarify your intent and get answers that actually match what you need.

  • End with “What else should I know?”
    The creator calls this the secret weapon, and I totally agree. It pushes the AI to give you the complete picture, not just a surface-level answer.

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These tips are so simple but so powerful.
The original post from the expert has even more context and a link to what the author calls “The 7 Sins of Prompting.” 
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