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L080 · Asking well · 2 min

Follow up instead of starting over

When an answer is close but wrong, a short follow-up usually fixes it faster than writing a whole new prompt.

01 · The idea

Many people get a so-so answer, give up, and start again with a new prompt. That throws away everything the chat already knows about your task.

Instead, say exactly what to change. "Shorter." "Keep paragraph one, redo the rest." "Too formal, this is for my team." "You used the wrong price, it is 450,000 dong."

Point at the part. "The second bullet is wrong because we close on Sundays" works better than "That is not right", which leaves the model guessing what to fix.

There is one time to start fresh: when the chat has gone in circles for a while or is stuck on an old mistake. Then open a new chat and paste a clean summary of what you want, including what you learned.

02 · Think of it like this

It is like giving directions to a taxi driver. You say "next left" when they are slightly off; you do not get out and hail a new taxi.

03 · Do it now

04 · Quick check

When is starting a new chat the better choice?

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