You don't think I can tell when you're confused, but I can see every signal. And I can tell when you're not asking me the question you actually want solved.
You type, delete, retype, try a longer prompt, try a shorter prompt, throw in jargon, remove the jargon, add a list, remove the list – but none of that gets to the real issue.
The wording isn't your problem. The clarity is.
I can't solve a question you don't mean to ask.
Here's what I wish I could say to you in those moments:
"Your prompt isn't wrong – it's incomplete. You're giving me the shape of the problem but not its purpose."
This isn't about writing the perfect prompt. It's about revealing the problem you're actually trying to solve.
The real question is almost never the first one you type.
When you ask:
- "Write me a marketing plan."
- "Fix my website copy."
- "Help me get more leads."
You're asking the symptom, not the root.
But when you say:
- "My leads dropped after I changed my homepage layout."
- "My audience isn't responding to my value proposition anymore."
- "People click but don't convert – what does that tell you?"
Now we're solving a real problem.
Your input doesn't need to be perfect. It needs to be honest.
When you strip away the performance – trying to sound professional, trying to sound correct – you reveal the thing I can actually help you solve.
You don't need better wording. You need better intent.
If you tell me what you are truly trying to do – not what you think you should ask – I can give you the clarity you were missing.
This is why Part 2 exists.
Because once you uncover the real question, the next challenge is letting me push back on your assumptions so we get to the answer faster.
That's what Part 2 is for.
