What do minimalism and AI have in common? Quite a lot.
If you have ever been disappointed with the outcome from ChatGPT, read how these 3 traits of minimalists can make you a power-user of AI-based tools.
The golden rule for writing prompts is simple: the output will only be as good as the input
To write quality input you need 3 traits that are very common among minimalists:
Setting constraints -> ChatGPT does not generate quality ideas on minimum constraints so you need to help it
Clarity on what is essential -> Clear thinking is the key to defining the desired output
High specificity -> The more specific the input, the higher the quality of the output
I have been using ChatGPT whenever I am stuck in a thinking pattern for years.
Prompt writing came naturally to me. I still wanted to learn more and I took a course from Dickie Bush and Nick Cole on the application of ChatGPT in digital writing. When they listed the golden rules for AI instructions I suddenly understood why I had a natural inclination to prompt writing.
Minimalism trains your brain to think in a framework of high specificity which is fundamental in prompt writing.