Prompting Skills playbook/Module 3 · Core techniques

Day 23 / 100 · Core techniques · Constraints

Limits make it better.

Constraints don't cap quality. They're what makes an answer fit for the place it's going.

Length

How Much

Word count, pages, slides, bullets.

Scope

What's In

Which period, product, region or team.

Sources

What To Use

“Only the attached pack.” No outside facts.

Language

What Words

Plain English, SA spelling, no acronyms.

Must include

Non-Negotiables

The deadline, the owner, the next step.

Red lines

Never

No customer names, no pricing promises.

Set the limits. Rank them if they clash.