The Power of Small, Focused Prompts
As adoption of large language models (LLMs) grows, it's tempting to create highly complex prompts to handle a variety of tasks. After all, if an LLM can engage in open-ended dialogue, surely it can tackle any request we throw at it, right?
Not so fast. My experience building dozens of LLM-powered applications has revealed an important insight: Smaller, single-purpose prompts consistently outperform large, complex ones. Let's dive into why this approach is so effective.