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AI Prompting Shift: Describe the Goal, Not Just the Steps

A user on Reddit shared a prompt engineering technique for interacting with AI models like Claude. Instead of providing step-by-step instructions, the user found success by describing the desired outcome or the 'finish line' the AI needs to reach. This approach, which involves defining the standard or the test the output must pass, leads to more effective and nuanced results than direct command-following. AI

IMPACT This technique may improve user interactions with AI models by focusing on desired outcomes rather than explicit instructions.

RANK_REASON User-shared technique for interacting with an AI model.

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AI Prompting Shift: Describe the Goal, Not Just the Steps

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Tough-Device-6960 ·

    i stopped telling it what i wanted and started telling it what "good" looks like, and everything improved

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>small shift, big result.<br /> i used to write prompts as instructions. do this, then this, include that. and i'd get exactly what i asked for, which was frequently not what i wanted, because i'm bad at specifying and it's an obedient thing.<br /…