ConeheadAI · leftover lesson
SNK3-205 · Curriculum How-to
Say what NOT to do — negative constraints work
L0–L1 · Curious–Hands On (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
Look for this insight
Explicit must-nots (no hype words, no invented stats, no preamble) shape output as much as positive instructions.
Lesson hook
Everyone tells the model what to do. Pros also tell it what not to do: no invented numbers, no buzzwords, no apologies, no preamble. Negative constraints are how you kill the tells that make drafts sound machine-made.
Do this now
Open any chat tool and paste: 'Write a 3-sentence product update. Must NOT include: exclamation points, the words revolutionary/seamless/game-changing, or any invented metric.' You're done when the output violates none of the three bans — or you caught the violation and called it out.
Completion check: checks_three_bans_respected
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