Add the steady facts to your saved prompt

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Picking up from Module 1

You saved a prompt. Now let's fill it in.

A prompt is just the message you type to ChatGPT.

Last time you saved one for a task you do again and again.

Today you teach that prompt the facts it always needs.

Some facts stay the same every single time. You write those in once.

Some facts change each time. You leave those as a blank to fill in.

One rule keeps you safe. Private facts are never saved.

A health need or an account number stays a [blank] you add yourself.

For money, health, legal, safety, or account choices, ask a real person first.

Buddy says

Have your saved prompt from Module 1 open? Lovely. Let's add to it together.

The one idea today

Tell a steady fact from a changing one.

Look at each fact your task needs. Ask one simple question about it:

"Is this the same every time I do this task?"

Here is how to sort the answer:

Steady factthe same every time, so write it in once

Changing factnew each time, so leave a labeled [blank]

Watch for a fact that is steady but private.

Even if it never changes, a private fact still stays a [blank].

Buddy says

Stuck on one fact? Do the task twice in your head. The parts that stay the same are the steady ones.

See it work

Watch Bea fill in her saved prompt.

A quick, vague try

write a notice for the craft fair

Add the who, what & how

A clear request

Help me with this task: write a short notice for our church craft fair. Here are the facts that are always true: it is for the church craft fair, it should be short and warm, and it should invite people to sign up to help. Fill in each time: [the date].

What the AI sends back

Here is a short notice you can post: Our Church Craft Fair is coming up on [the date]! It is going to be warm, fun, and full of handmade treasures. We would love your help, so please sign up to lend a hand. Every pair of hands makes the day brighter. Thank you!

Bea wrote her steady facts in once. The date changes each season, so she left it as a clear [blank]. Now she only types the date.

You did it

Your saved prompt now knows the task.

Steady facts are the same every time, so write them in once.
Changing facts get a clear, labeled [blank], like [the date].
Private facts like a health need or account number stay a [blank], never saved. For money, health, legal, safety, or account choices, ask a real person.

Buddy says

Look at that. A prompt you barely have to retype. You built that yourself!

Add the steady facts to your saved prompt

You saved a prompt. Now let's fill it in.

Tell a steady fact from a changing one.

Watch Bea fill in her saved prompt.

Which one saves the steady facts?

Add your own steady facts.

Your saved prompt now knows the task.