Joe Apfelbaum argues prompt engineering beats coding as the key AI skill. He shares three techniques: specify your answer format, ask AI for five clarifying questions first, and request three options ranked fast, balanced, and premium.
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Most people don't know this. The best AI skill isn't coding. It's asking better questions because AI is basically a super smart intern. And if you give it vague directions, you're gonna get vague work. If you give clear directions, you get results. Here's the shift. You're not just a marketer or a student or in operations anymore. You're a prompt engineer right now. And that's the job skill. 3 questions to start using today. One. What would a great answer look like? Give me that format. 2, ask me 5 clarifying questions before you answer. 3, give me 3 options: fast, balanced, and premium. Do that and you instantly level up. If you want, comment prompt and I'll reply with my go-to prompt template that you can copy and use today. Boom.