Lead · Prompt Examples
Anything you care about but didn't say explicitly is a decision handed over to the AI — these five questions are the checklist for saying what you care about.
Ryan Castillo
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August 14, 2026
Rather than discovering after generation what the prompt failed to specify, it's worth spending ten seconds running through a checklist before hitting send. This article collects five questions, each paired with a vague-versus-specific prompt example so you can feel the difference directly instead of memorizing rules.Question One: Is the Task Itself Clearly Stated?Vague: "Make me an...