Briefle words · Prompt craft
Isolating variables
Changing one thing at a time so you can tell which change caused which effect.
Say it to an AI
One change at a time. For now, only cut the toast to about 2 minutes (roughly 260 words), keeping the camping-trip story as the centerpiece. Tell me what you removed; we'll do a humor pass next.
How an expert would ask for the stronger version of “Wedding toast revision”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →A best man asks the AI to revise the wedding toast it drafted for his brother.
Why: After B you know the new draft differs only in length ('262 words'); after A you can't tell which of the five requests lost the camping story.
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Room 5 · Iterating & feedback
Learn “Isolating variables” in a five-minute lesson