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Show AI 2-3 examples of 'good' before you ask for more

Most people describe what they want in adjectives ("punchy," "professional"). Showing 2-3 real examples instead gets you a match, not a guess — it's how the model-makers say to teach a style fast.

Steal this promptI want more of these, matching the style exactly. Here are 2-3 examples of what 'good' looks like for me: [paste examples]. Study the pattern — length, tone, structure — then write 3 new ones in the exact same style for: [your new topic].

What you'll get

Output that actually sounds like the standard you had in mind, not AI's best guess at "professional."

Why this actually matters

This is called few-shot prompting, and it's one of the most reliable ways to raise quality fast — examples teach a pattern in a way adjectives never can.

How to do it

1

Open your AI assistant

Open the AI you use (in any chat). This works in all the popular ones.

2

Paste the prompt and fill the blanks

Copy the prompt below, paste it in, and replace anything in [brackets] with your details.

3

Read it, then refine

Read what comes back and ask it to adjust — shorter, warmer, more detail. Two tweaks and it’s perfect.

What else you can ask

Take it further ↑

This is a one-off you can run in any chat. The real magic is making it repeat — ask AI to do it every week, keep it as a living system, or have it build you a tool that does it for you. That jump from "neat trick" to "runs my work" is exactly what the ∞ apps are for.

Read the full story → 5 prompting habits straight from AI's own makers (not internet folklore)

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