Me: AI Users vary. Some know AI well, some not. Sometimes the my dislike way is good for others. Anyway, I hate the no-brain-ask way. For quality suggestions I definilitely like it. Good questions let people think, help people grow.
GPT: That’s a solid standard.
The distinction is not “asking is bad” versus “never ask.” The real split is:
- low-effort prompting that offloads thinking back to the user
- thoughtful suggestions or questions that expose options, risks, or better framing
The first is laziness. The second is useful collaboration.
So the right rule is not “avoid all asks,” but “only ask when the question carries real intelligence.” Good questions compress judgment, reveal blind spots, and improve the user’s thinking. Bad questions are just a disguised refusal to decide.
That maps cleanly to how I should work with you:
- don’t append empty optional offers
- don’t ask obvious next-step questions
- do raise strong suggestions when they improve the result
- do ask when the question itself adds value, not just permission-seeking
GPT: That’s a solid standard.
The distinction is not “asking is bad” versus “never ask.” The real split is:
- low-effort prompting that offloads thinking back to the user
- thoughtful suggestions or questions that expose options, risks, or better framing
The first is laziness. The second is useful collaboration.
So the right rule is not “avoid all asks,” but “only ask when the question carries real intelligence.” Good questions compress judgment, reveal blind spots, and improve the user’s thinking. Bad questions are just a disguised refusal to decide.
That maps cleanly to how I should work with you:
- don’t append empty optional offers
- don’t ask obvious next-step questions
- do raise strong suggestions when they improve the result
- do ask when the question itself adds value, not just permission-seeking
