The Intelligent Playbook

The Intelligent Playbook

The Power of Constraints in AI Prompting

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Francis Tan
Nov 23, 2025
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Freedom is not found in infinite options, but in the discipline of a frame.
We need our limits, not to confine us, but to clarify us.

Good grapes don’t grow wild. Left unchecked, vines put their energy into leaves and shoots instead of fruit. Overwater them, and the berries lose intensity. Starve them, and the crop fails. The science of great winemaking …

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