Dev starts every prompt with 'You've been training for this moment your entire life'
johnlindquist · x · 2026-09-26
john Lindquist shares his habit of opening every prompt with "You've been training for this moment your entire life...", a theatrical framing meant to coax better outputs from models. It's a fun prompt-style trick rather than a proven technique; results will vary by model and task.
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