🌱 Why this lesson matters

This is where everything starts to shift.
You won’t just read about better prompts — you’ll create one, and you’ll feel the difference small changes can make.

Every supportive system begins here. When your prompt helps you, it becomes the first brick in the foundation of your micro-systems.

🌱 What you’ll do

You’ll build a prompt for a small, real task — and see how shaping it clearly changes the AI’s response.

✔ You’ll write a first draft, the way you might normally type it.
✔ You’ll shape it with clarity, structure, or context.
✔ You’ll see the difference.

This is discovery, not evaluation. You’re not looking for what you did wrong. You’re looking for what changes when you guide AI more clearly.

🌱 Prompt pairs to guide you

Here’s how small shifts change what you get:

Vague prompt:

Write a blog post about creativity.

Supportive prompt:

Write a 300-word blog post that explains how small, supportive AI systems help creative minds. Use a friendly, clear tone.

Vague prompt:

Summarize this text.

Supportive prompt:

Summarize this text in plain language for a beginner who wants to understand AI tools.

Vague prompt:

Make me a plan.

Supportive prompt:

Make a 3-step plan for creating a daily writing habit, for someone who struggles with consistency.

🌱 Your first build

1. Pick a small task you want AI to help with.
Examples:
• Draft an email
• Outline a social post
• Generate title ideas
• Summarize a note

2. Write your first quick prompt, as you might normally type it.

3. Now, pause and ask:
• Can I clarify what I want?
• Can I give useful context (who it’s for, what tone, what format)?
• Can I structure this so the AI understands the order or purpose?

4. Write that clearer version.

5. Run both prompts and compare what you get.

🌱 A starter you can use

If it helps, start with this structure:

Write a [format type] that helps [purpose] for [audience]. Keep the tone [tone guidance].

Example:

Write a short email that explains why small AI systems help with scheduling, for a creative professional who feels overwhelmed. Keep the tone calm and supportive.

🌱 Mini reflection — what changed?

Ask yourself:
• What shifted in the AI’s response?
• What felt clearer or more useful?
• What will you try differently next time?

Write it down in your tracker.

🌱 Download your tool

👉 [Prompt Builder Quick Guide PDF]
This one-page guide gives you simple before/after examples, reframing tips, and space to draft your first supportive prompt.

🌱 What’s next

You’ve just placed the first brick.
Next, we’ll start stacking these into micro-systems that ease real-world friction, beginning with scheduling support.