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Why Most Prompts Don’t Work (And How I Fix Them in 5 Steps)

Jaideep Parashar on November 07, 2025

Most people think prompting is about “typing better sentences into ChatGPT.” That mindset is exactly why their prompts fail. The truth is uncomfo...
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Parag Nandy Roy

This hits hard ...prompting really is cognitive design

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Jaideep Parashar

Yes. AI has normalised the field for everyone, and now whoever can think better will be ahead.

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shemith mohanan

Totally agree — prompting isn’t typing better, it’s thinking better. Loved the 5-step breakdown, especially the part about iteration 🔥

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Jaideep Parashar

Thank you for your words. Gratitude.

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Nadeem Zia

Nice

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Jaideep Parashar

Thank you.

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Jaideep Parashar

Don’t treat AI like a machine waiting to impress you.

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Producerflow

Wow, great article! Interesting!

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Jaideep Parashar

Thank You @producerflow

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CapeStart

Love this take. Prompting is about clear thinking not fancy words.

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Jaideep Parashar

Yes, prompting is a serious task.