The Claude tricks that are worth your time

@shanarra_goode

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The video provides high-value, actionable utility by framing AI prompts as 'cheat codes' for professional decision-making, which appeals to a business-oriented audience looking for efficiency.

Summary

The creator shares five specific prompt engineering techniques for the AI tool Claude to improve decision-making and understanding. She explains how each technique works and provides examples of how she uses them in her own business processes.

Structure

1Introduction to Claude prompt hacks
2Explanation of the ELI5 technique
3Explanation of the Premortem technique
4Explanation of the Steelman technique
5Explanation of the Red Team technique
6Explanation of the First Principles technique

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Most Claude hacks are just rephrased prompts that sound clever and change nothing. These five actually shift how you think. ELI5. Premortem. Steelman. Red team. First principles. They don't make Claude work harder, they make you think better. Which is the whole point. I run every major business decision through at least two of these before I commit money to it. That's not a hack. That's just not being wrong in public. Follow for more on how to actually use this thing. #claudeai #aitools #claude #claudetiktok #aitips

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The Claude tricks that are worth your time ELI5 Premortem Steelman REDTEAM FIRSTPRINCIPLES

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Y'all are in luck because I have tested every viral Claude cheat code and most of them don't actually work, but here are 5 that genuinely do. For the first one, I want you to type in ELI5. So just type that in before whatever you're asking and Claude explains the answer to you like you're a five year old. For example, I use this whenever I'm reading legal documents, tax filings, or just anything where the jargon is a bit over my head. The second one is Premortem. Add this before any plan or product idea. So Claude pretends that the project failed 6 months in advance and walks back through the reasons why. It honestly surfaces things that you are avoiding looking at. The third is Steelman. So tell Claude to Steelman the opposite side of whatever you're arguing for. It builds the strongest possible case against your idea. I'm gonna be honest, it's pretty brutal, but it has saved me from committing to bad ideas more times than I wanna admit. And it's also how you stop being wrong in public. OK the 4th one is REDTEAM. So add REDTEAM this before any pitch, plan or decision and Claude attacks it from every angle a critic would. It's basically a board of skeptics in 30 seconds and I use this on every form of decision before I commit money to it. Number 5 is FIRSTPRINCIPLES. So add break this down from FIRSTPRINCIPLES before your prompt and Claude stops giving you the average internet answer and rebuilds a response from what's actually true. So fun fact I guess, this is one that a certain ugly electric car maker talks about constantly. It's the difference between recycled advice and original thinking. If you want more tips like this follow along and I'll keep showing you how to actually use this thing.