Writing a one-page style guide for Claude was my highest-value hour
Lazy-Entrance446 · reddit · 2026-09-12
Reddit user Lazy-Entrance446 says the fix for inconsistent Claude outputs was spending one hour writing a one-page style guide stating exactly how structured work should come back.
His rules: short sections with plain headings and no throat-clearing intros; ask about the audience if unclear; flag anything inferred rather than read directly; keep examples concrete, no generic filler.
The value isn't cleverness but writing preferences down once so they apply to everything—no more re-explaining or correcting the same mistakes. He recommends the exercise to anyone producing lots of documents or outlines.
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