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You are asking for a compliment

August 6, 2026

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The nine-word test for whether you are actually prompting.

Erin Wiggers, relaying what Claude said back to her: "If you can't think of anything, you're not prompting. You're asking for a compliment."

Before you send it, know what a response would have to look like to make you start over. If you can't answer that, you didn't ask a question — you asked for agreement.

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Control Is the Inverse of Trust - Part 4: Natural Value Flow over Artificial Control

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