You don't need long, complicated prompts to get good results from ChatGPT or Claude. What makes the difference is knowing how to talk to it: giving it context, letting it ask questions and pushing back when it gets lazy.
Below are the 10 one-line prompts I use, what each one does and when to use it. At the end there's a free file you can upload so the AI follows all 10 automatically.
Tip: Jump to "Use all 10 at once" if you just want the file set up.
1. Get it to ask before it guesses…
