Adding 'minimalist' instruction to Claude global config improves explanations

benno_krojer · x · 2026-08-23

The author added a paragraph to their global Claude instructions, forcing the model to be less dense, use simpler words, and assume less prior knowledge. Tests showed this significantly improved the quality of answers to prompts like 'explain Method X in a nutshell,' making them much easier to understand.

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