Think about the last time you hired someone who actually knew what they were doing.
A good lawyer. A good accountant. A good contractor.
They don't answer your first question. They ask you five of their own first. What are you trying to do, what's the budget, what's the deadline, what happened last time, what does done look like.
Then they give you the answer. And it's a good one, because they know what they're aiming at.
AI does the opposite. You ask, it answers. Instantly. Confidently. Off one line of context.
So it guesses at everything it doesn't know. And a guess gives you average.
Last time I gave you a context block to paste up front. This is the next move, and it's one line.
Add this to the end of any prompt that matters:
Before you answer, ask me any questions you need
to give me the best possible answer. Ask them one
batch at a time. Wait for my replies before you
start.That's it.
Now watch what happens. Instead of a brochure answer, it comes back with: "A few things first. Who is this for? What's the deadline? What tone are you going for? Is there a number you're trying to hit?"
You answer. Then it writes. And the output is not even in the same league as the one-line version.
You just turned a machine that guesses into one that interviews you first. Same model. Completely different answer.
Use it on the stuff that's worth sixty extra seconds. A client email you can't get wrong. A pricing decision. A contract clause. A tough message to an employee.
Skip it for "what's the capital of France."
Most people will keep firing off one-liners tomorrow and wondering why AI feels mid.
You'll be the one it asks questions.
Stay sharp.
— Chris
P.S. Try it once today and reply with the best question it asked you. Sometimes the question alone shows you something about the problem you hadn't thought of.