{"id":16456,"date":"2026-06-03T10:55:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16456"},"modified":"2026-05-30T11:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:03:05","slug":"use-ai-to-teach-you-better-ai-prompting-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16456","title":{"rendered":"Use AI to teach you better AI prompting techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s becoming more and more common to use AI to help you understand what AI is doing. Task decomposition has been around a long time with asking AI to break things into steps to implement. This is kind of a new technique I had not seen: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3126779\/chatgpt-isnt-a-mind-reader-use-this-prompt-for-better-results.html#\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3126779\/chatgpt-isnt-a-mind-reader-use-this-prompt-for-better-results.html#\">prompt decomposition<\/a>. The idea is to use AI to help generate a good prompt that will get you want you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This could be used on cheaper local models you run for free to generate the prompts you use on expensive models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The query goes something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to create a high-quality prompt for this task:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[TASK]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before writing the prompt, identify the 5\u20137 high-leverage prompt dimensions for this task \u2014 the core variables, constraints, context, output requirements, or stylistic choices that will most determine the quality of the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For each dimension, briefly explain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Why it matters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. What tradeoff or decision it controls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. How it should influence the final prompt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then turn those dimensions into a polished, copy-ready prompt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final prompt should be clear, specific, and structured. It should include the necessary context, role, task instructions, constraints, output format, quality criteria, and guidance for handling ambiguity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s becoming more and more common to use AI to help you understand what AI is doing. Task decomposition has been around a long time with asking AI to break things into steps to implement. This is kind of a new technique I had not seen: prompt decomposition. The idea is to use AI to help generate a good prompt that will get you want you want. 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