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reordering my prompt to role then rules then task did more than any wording tweak

i used to put the actual request first and bolt the role and constraints on after, almost as an afterthought. swapping the order so the model reads who it is and what the rules are before it ever sees the task made it follow the constraints far more often. my guess is that once it has already start…

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  1. 2026-10-21 16:26 · r/PromptEngineering
    reordering my prompt to role then rules then task did more than any wording tweak

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