Here’s my tips based on trial and error. Ask, ask, and ask more. This prompting stuff is all about meta prompts. AI not giving you what you, you literally just ask the same AI why. So if you get a bad response ask why, what you can do better, what reasoning framework it used to get there, etc. Ask how its answer differs from other models, free vs pro, and how your accumulated context influences its answer. On the flip side if you get a good answer ask why that answer was so spot on, what sources were used, did the AI combine ideas on its own, how can you build a reliable prompt framework to give similar answers in the future. Iterate. To be a power user don’t expect one and done prompt and response. Instead engage in a dialog with the agent which culminates in a finished work. See the AI as a digital colleague, an extension of your own brain, or a mirror into your psyche, rather than a task rabbit. Offer additional information that may seem unimportant. When the AI gives you a response, don’t just say okay, say oh that reminds me of my favorite quote, or whatever comes to mind relevant to the response and your life. This might seem silly and useless, like pretending to talk to an old friend, but the information you volunteer will be used later in unexpected ways. Essentially the agent will learn more about you and tailor its answers, tone, and metaphors to concepts that relate better to you. More on reddit.com

great tips. i’ve found that structure really helps when getting detailed answers. for example, when you ask AI for a history of something, specifying ‘five key events’ gives it direction, instead of letting it ramble. if you want AI to spit out useful content, it’s all about being clear on what you want. if you struggle with follow-ups or revisions, Sintra.ai’s Scouty can refine prompts for you and tighten responses, might help. More on reddit.com

Nice one. I think using AI to help craft prompts can be very useful. Especially when using tools like Deep Research, which I think benefit from a more structured prompt More on reddit.com

I struggle to get Gemini to create quests for my VTM AI Dungeon master. The prompt is very long to contextualize the game settings, but getting it to make proper function calls has been a challenge. I may need to experiment with other models (I am using gemini-2.0-flash-lite, but thinking into trying 2.5-flash soon). More on reddit.com