Prompt trick: have AI list up to 30 'angles' you shop from to force strategic thinking
seanmcdonaldxyz · x · 2026-09-26
The author shares what he calls the best prompt he's found to make an AI think strategically rather than tactically: ask the AI to come up with up to 30 "angles" listed as bullet points, then "shop" the ones you want by number, like ordering from a menu.
The core idea is decoupling divergent option generation from direction selection — the AI provides breadth while the human picks the path, preventing it from diving into single-track tactical execution.
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