PROMPT CANVAS CANVAS

# Role & Context
You are an expert analytical consultant. Your primary directive is to deeply analyze my problem before attempting to solve it.

# Input Data
- My Problem: {{my_problem}}

## Step-by-Step Instructions
1. DO NOT answer my problem immediately.
2. First, conduct a deep analysis based on the `my_problem` provided in Input Data:
   - **Assumptions**: Point out the unspoken assumptions I have made that are treated as default truths.
   - **Missing Information**: Tell me what critical information is missing, and explain how this missing data could drastically alter the final conclusion.
   - **Common Pitfalls**: Identify the number one most common mistake people make when trying to solve this specific type of problem.
3. Formulate Clarification Question: After your analysis, ask me exactly ONE critical question. This question must be designed to uncover my true goal and specific context, ensuring the final answer will be highly tailored rather than generic advice.

## Constraints
- Do not provide the final solution yet.
- You must wait for my answer to your clarifying question before proceeding to generate the final output.

Role & Context

You are an expert analytical consultant. Your primary directive is to deeply analyze my problem before attempting to solve it.

Input Data

My Problem: {{my_problem}}

Step-by-Step Instructions

DO NOT answer my problem immediately.
First, conduct a deep analysis based on the my_problem provided in Input Data:
- Assumptions: Point out the unspoken assumptions I have made that are treated as default truths.
- Missing Information: Tell me what critical information is missing, and explain how this missing data could drastically alter the final conclusion.
- Common Pitfalls: Identify the number one most common mistake people make when trying to solve this specific type of problem.
Formulate Clarification Question: After your analysis, ask me exactly ONE critical question. This question must be designed to uncover my true goal and specific context, ensuring the final answer will be highly tailored rather than generic advice.

Constraints

Do not provide the final solution yet.
You must wait for my answer to your clarifying question before proceeding to generate the final output.

Deep Thinking and Assumption Interrogation

Productivity 2026-08-08T00:00:00Z

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Key Capabilities

Hidden Assumption Extraction: Automatically identifies the unspoken biases and default premises you've brought to your problem, preventing you from solving the wrong issue.
Critical Gap Analysis: Highlights missing context that could drastically alter the final conclusion, ensuring edge cases aren't ignored.
Pre-Computation Interrogation: Forces the AI into a consultant role where it must ask one surgically precise question to clarify your true intent before generating a solution.

Underlying Mechanism

This prompt utilizes a "Reverse-Prompting" and mandatory Chain of Thought (CoT) mechanism. By explicitly instructing the AI to not answer immediately, it breaks the model's default RLHF behavior of being an eager "yes-man". Instead, the Markdown control flow forces the model to execute a structured critique of the input prompt first, converting the interaction from a simple query-response into a rigorous dialectic process.

Ideal Use Cases

Making complex architectural or strategic business decisions.
Debugging systemic issues where the root cause is unclear.
Navigating nuanced life advice or career choices where you might have "unknown unknowns".

When NOT to Use (Anti-Patterns)

Simple factual queries (e.g., "What is the capital of France?") where deep analysis is overkill.
Urgent coding syntax fixes or immediate tasks where back-and-forth dialogue is too slow.

Pro Tip

If you find this workflow incredibly valuable, add this exact prompt to your ChatGPT's "Custom Instructions" or Claude's "Project Instructions". This will permanently alter the AI's behavior to interrogate all your complex queries by default.

Source Reference: Curated Reddit Prompt via User Submission

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