Serious question: what is a short prompt?
(For that matter at what point is it "long"? And does the rest of the context matter? Should it be short too?)
It creates the context of the request without including language or terms that activate additional areas of knowledge not necessary for an accurate reply.
Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?
"fix this shit"
It creates the context of the request without including language or terms that activate additional areas of knowledge not necessary for an accurate reply.