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How you changeHow Your Prompts Change as You Improve — and When Shorter Isn't BetterA shorter prompt isn't always progress. It's progress when output improves. It's a warning sign when output quietly declines and you don't notice.Measure & improveYou feel like the agent is getting better. How accurate is that feeling?Without a number, there is no improvement — only a shifting feeling. And a feeling cannot tell the difference between 'actually getting better' and 'forgetting the last few failures'.Measure & improveYour minimum feedback loop — five minutes a week is enoughSix months of experience does not turn into skill on its own. It turns into habit — and a habit can be progress or it can be a rut. The thing that separates the two is a small loop you barely have to spend time on.Measure & improveUsing the agent more but feeling more tired — that is not you failing, it is a signalAn approach that once worked does not announce the moment it stops working. You keep going because it is familiar, because you invested in it, because changing feels like a hassle. But three fairly clear signals say your approach has gone stale — and because they are quiet, they are easy to miss.Measure & improveThe New Prompt Felt Better — But Was That an Improvement or Just Luck?You keep tuning prompts but the skill never compounds, because you can't separate what actually worked from one lucky runAgent skillsThe weekly review prompt — five minutes that turn experience into skillThree questions a week to know whether you're getting better or just getting used to mediocre.
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