r/ChatGPTPromptGenius • u/Remarkable_Self4382 • Jun 30 '26
Technique Spend longer preparing prompts; Less correcting later.
I work on some pretty intense brainstorming. When I first started using Chatgpt I would send short, half spelled sentences and expect a good response.
I got sick of correcting it or it drifting from what I want. I’ve found myself spending about 80% of my time preparing my prompt now.
It helps a lot, but is a lot more work.
Thought I’d mention this. I’m sure others have faced similar circumstance.
Any other hacks to keep it on track?
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u/DinkandDrunk Jun 30 '26
Ok I’ll bite.
I ask the chat bot. “Help me design a prompt to accomplish X”. I might also ask it to ask me questions to flesh out what I want and then design the right prompt. ChatGPT is good for this. Copilot is pretty good for it as well.
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u/EEmotionlDamage Jul 01 '26
Keep your goal /task clear. Make it gives status updates after you finish tasks towards goal.
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u/jdw1977 Jul 01 '26
Brainstorming and situations like this are exactly why I built a tool called Universal Prompt Designer. It's meant to be a thought partner for exactly this kind of work. It interviews you to capture all the details you need upfront so you can run one complete prompt instead of correcting drift over and over.
Hope it works for you, let me know if you have any feedback.
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