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[February 19, 2025]

My LLM Unlocks
Not just for haikus anymore

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Using LLMs for two years, I've gone from "haha, look, this can tell jokes" to "wow, this will teach me Python" to "gee, this is actually a useful thought partner" to "buckle up, this will reshape all the mindless paperwork that's clogged up my career."  
  
These are my unlocks:  
  
└─ This is a thought partner, not a search engine.  
└─ Throw as much context as you can at it. Use brain dump prompting liberally.  
└─ Tell it who it is. Use persona prompting.  
└─ AI will write your system prompts. Use meta prompting.  
  
Brain Dump Prompting

I'm incredibly finicky about writing. Mis-capitalized words, run-on sentences, jargon, fused participles. Doesn't help that I slack vomit when I type. But put all that aside. 

Here's all I needed to do: just talk. 

At length.  

Just as I would to another person. 

Resist the urge to go back and refine, correct, and polish. Just hit send. Tools like Superwhisper will polish your voice-to-text for you.  
  
Persona Prompting

This is a form of system prompting that's an incredibly useful feedback tool. Prompt the LLM to behave as the person who you plan to interact with. 

A perfect example: you are writing a proposal to send to a client. Prompt the LLM to act as the intended client recipient.  
  
"You are an executive in such and such industry, and your job is to review proposals for XYZ, and you just received this proposal in your email inbox. What is your first reaction?"  
  
Then send your proposal document and incorporate the feedback you receive.  
  
Meta Prompting  

When in doubt, see brain dump prompting. 

Not sure how to write that persona prompt? 

Brain dump what you think it needs and ask it to write the system prompt.

Remember: Brain Dump → Meta → Persona

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