10 Rules to Get Better Results from Claude (via Greg Isenberg)

Written By Jason Tate

Watched a solid breakdown of Anthropic's own prompting guidance. The core shift: stop treating AI like a search box, start treating it like a collaborator you're briefing.

The rules:

  • Collaborative tone. Talk like a teammate, not a robot commander

  • Be explicit. Use action verbs, specify quantities, name your audience

  • Set boundaries. Constrain length, style, format. Tight boxes = better creativity

  • Draft → Plan → Act. Outline first, refine, then produce. Kill the one-shot habit

  • Demand structure. Tables, schemas, frameworks. Make outputs usable

  • Explain the why. Context, goals, brand values. Help it optimize for what matters

  • Control verbosity. "Brief," "expert-level," or "ELI5." Say what depth you want

  • Provide scaffolds. Give templates so it fills structure, not invents it

  • Use power phrases. "Think step by step," "critique your response," expert personas

  • Divide and conquer. Break big asks into subtasks. Blueprint → sections → synthesis

The takeaway: a well-architected prompt beats a clever one-liner every time.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xob-2a1OnvA

https://substack.com/profile/385653226-jt/note/c-186766177?utm_source=substack&utm_content=first-note-modal

Jason Tate https://jasontate.ca
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