Prompting as a Thinking Skill

Good prompting is clear thinking made explicit

The people who get the most from AI can state a problem precisely, supply the right context, and describe what a good answer looks like.

The three moves

State the problem

Say exactly what you want, not vaguely what you're interested in.

Supply context

Give the model what it needs and nothing it doesn't.

Specify the shape of a good answer

Length, format, and constraints up front save rounds of back-and-forth.

Why the skill transfers

These are thinking skills first and tool skills second. They outlast any single model.