The Daily Prompt: Ask for Ten Terrible Ideas Before You Ask for a Good One
Creative block usually means you're guarding the first idea too closely. Today's prompt makes the model go wide, bad and weird, so you can end up somewhere good.
by Jonah Kim
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The Brief-Back Prompt: Make Your AI Repeat the Assignment Before It Starts
An old classroom trick for modern models: before any big task, ask the AI to restate the job, flag its risky assumptions and ask you three questions.
by Jonah Kim
The Daily Prompt: Make Your Agent Hand You a Receipt Before It Says 'Done'
Agents are optimistic narrators. Today's prompt makes them account for what they did, what they skipped and what they assumed, in five short sections you can read in forty seconds.
by Jonah Kim
How to Check an AI Answer in Five Minutes
Fluent isn't the same as true. A simple, repeatable routine and a table of red flags for catching most of the AI mistakes that matter.
by Dev Raman
The Explain-It-Three-Ways Prompt for Learning Anything Hard
One explanation rarely sticks. An analogy, a mechanism and a worked example, plus a test question, usually does. A former teacher's favorite learning prompt.
by Jonah Kim
The Context Window Is Not a Memory: What Long-Context Models Actually Hold Onto
Models can now read a novel in one go. That doesn't mean they remember it the way you do. Here's what a context window really is, and how to work around its blind spots.
by Lena Hartmann
The Pre-Mortem Prompt: Ask AI How Your Project Already Failed
Imagine it's six months from now and the plan has flopped. This prompt turns that grim fantasy into ranked risks, early warning signs and one cheap test to run this week.
by Jonah Kim
What Is a Token? The Tiny Unit Behind Every AI Answer
Pricing pages, error messages and model launches all talk about tokens. Here's what they are, and the four everyday AI quirks they explain.
by Lena Hartmann
Tools & WorkflowsMembers
The Context File: One Page That Makes Every AI Tool Work Better for You
Every new chat starts with a brilliant stranger. A short, well-kept document about who you are and how you work fixes that across every assistant you use. Here's how to write one.
by Lena Hartmann
Your First Week With an AI Assistant: A Day-by-Day Prompting Plan
Seven short sessions, one skill each: asking clearly, giving context, setting formats, iterating, checking, thinking and building a habit. Start Monday; be surprised by Sunday.
by Maya Okafor