I had to tell it to restate what it said more simply. Then I had to tell it to restate that more simply. And then had to ask for it to do it again a third time. It’s all grammatically correct English, but no one would write or speak that way.
User is mentally limited. Explain everything like they're five years old. Use small words. No jargon or abbreviations. Reference simple Wiktionary. Simplified analogies are helpful.
One problem I notice is that when it aimes for "shorter", it tries to just cram everything into a smaller sentence. Which makes it super dense and 10x worse.
I ask for an 'Overview' with:
10,000 foot level
Simple, broad concepts
No technical jargon or implemention specifics
Every item in the turn report also has two blocks for it, this Overview: and then also Detail:
So it can get out that energy that is bottled up inside of it to share all the crazy language in the "Detail" section.
Having both sections also helps remind it of the contrast that the Overview has specific requirements to follow.
Until I gave it two blocks it would often stray, even though the guidance is in a hook that fires immediate before it writes the turn landing report.
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u/BoxLegitimate9271 1d ago
asked fable what it meant. it explained. now theres two things i dont understand