Choose this when
You write, summarize, research, brief, edit, or make decisions from messy information.
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Prompting and writing
Turn AI from a blank chat box into a repeatable writing, research, and thinking partner.
- Best for
- Writers, operators, PMs, founders
- Level
- Beginner to intermediate
- Time
- 6-10 hours
You should be able to
You can design prompts with role, task, context, examples, constraints, and review loops.
Checkpoint
Move on when your prompts reliably produce useful structure without you rewriting the whole result.
Do
Learning sequence
Work through the material inside each step. Videos are embedded where they fit; tutorials and references sit next to the task they support.
Step 1
Frame the task
Write prompts that include audience, input, output format, constraints, and examples.
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ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
Structured prompting patterns with examples and constraints.
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Learn Prompting
You need a broad prompt engineering reference.
Open resourceStep 2
Build loops
Use AI for first draft, critique, rewrite, and synthesis instead of one-shot answers.
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Full AI Prompting Course with Andrew Ng
Use this while building reusable draft, critique, and rewrite loops.
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Prompt Engineering Guide
You want examples of prompting techniques and patterns.
Open resourceStep 3
Package reusable prompts
Create a small library for your recurring writing and research jobs.
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Prompt and process with Ethan Mollick
Shows how prompting becomes an ongoing work process, not one-off phrasing.
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Anthropic Prompt Engineering Overview
You are building with Claude and want official prompting guidance.
Open resourceChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
You want a short, structured intro to prompting for software tasks.
Open resourcePractice task
Build a three-prompt workflow for one recurring document: draft, critique, and final rewrite.
Reference
All resources in this path
Step 1
Learn Prompting
You need a broad prompt engineering reference.
Step 2
Prompt Engineering Guide
You want examples of prompting techniques and patterns.
Step 3
Anthropic Prompt Engineering Overview
You are building with Claude and want official prompting guidance.
Step 3
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
You want a short, structured intro to prompting for software tasks.
Educators to follow
Sander Schulhoff
Beginner to intermediate
Start at the fundamentals section, then move to prompt hacking/security.
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Peter Yang
Intermediate
Review the Maven syllabus and compare it to your current product workflow.
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Ethan Mollick
Beginner to advanced
Read recent essays on using AI as a collaborator and on organizational adoption.
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Josh Pigford
Beginner to intermediate
Read the public notes and examples before deciding whether the paid material matches your business.
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Brian Casel
Beginner to intermediate
Look for workflow breakdowns and implementation examples.
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Lenny Rachitsky
Beginner to intermediate
Browse the How I AI interviews and copy the workflows that match your role.
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