Does adding 'make no mistakes' to prompts work? Redditors swap superstitious prompt tricks
Such--Balance · reddit · 2026-10-13
A lighthearted Reddit thread notes that appending "make no mistakes" to a prompt obviously doesn't work. The author shares his own habit of writing "do x at once" and asks others for their mannerisms or superstitious prompt tricks to squeeze better output out of models.
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