One prompt to break deadlock: "what is the real problem I'm trying to solve here?"
TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-10-16
@TheMoonMidas shares a minimalist prompt: "what is the real problem I'm trying to solve here?" Use it when you're stuck, when the obvious solution keeps failing, or when you want to challenge your own framing of the problem.
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