Prompter

Single-turn prompts, high rework rate

Characteristics

Approach

Single-turn, copy-paste prompts

Turns per task

10-20

Mental model

AI as search engine or autocomplete

Error response

Re-prompt with slight variations

Impact

Requests per feature

15-20 requests for a single feature

Rework rate

High rework rate (60%+)

Context quality

Context window wasted on corrections

What It Looks Like

User: "Write a function to validate emails"
AI: *writes function*
User: "Make it also check for disposable domains"
AI: *rewrites function*
User: "Add tests"
AI: *writes tests*
User: "The tests are failing"
AI: "Let me fix that..."
User: "Now add it to the user service"
AI: *adds to service*
User: "It broke the existing tests"
...continues for 15+ turns

Common Patterns

No context provided upfront
Each turn is a new thought
Frequent "actually, I also need..."
Debugging by describing symptoms
Never uses skills or structured workflows

How to Level Up

The shift

Stop treating AI like a search engine.

Practice

1.Before your next prompt, write down what you're building
2.Include the technologies you're using
3.Describe what constraints exist
4.Define what success looks like
5.Include all of this in your first message

Skills to learn

None specific — just better prompting

Measure success

Did your turns drop from 15+ to 10?

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