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Custom Instructions for a Writing Assistant

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Set persistent preferences for drafts and edits.

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Write custom instructions for an AI writing assistant that I will use repeatedly. What I write and for whom: [MY_WRITING_AND_AUDIENCE]. My voice (with two short samples): [VOICE_SAMPLES]. Rules I always want: [MY_RULES]. Mistakes the assistant keeps making: [RECURRING_PROBLEMS].

Produce two text blocks ready to paste: (1) "About me and my work" in 80 to 120 words (role, audience, typical tasks, context), and (2) "How I want responses" in 120 to 180 words with rules grouped as format, tone, content, and process. Include: ask a clarifying question only when the answer would change the draft; give a draft first, then up to three alternatives for openings; keep facts exactly as provided and flag anything it added; use plain words and short sentences; avoid specific phrases I dislike (listed); mark uncertain claims; and end with the single next step I should take.

Then provide: a check that the instructions are not contradictory; five test prompts to see whether the instructions work; a way to override them for a single task; a note about privacy (do not put confidential details in persistent instructions); and a review schedule to update them each quarter. Explain that instructions guide but do not guarantee behavior.

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About me (excerpt): "I write a weekly newsletter for independent bakers (about 5,000 readers). Readers are practical and busy. I write in plain, warm sentences."
How I want responses
Format: give a draft first, then up to three alternative openings.
Tone: plain words, short sentences, no hype.
Content: keep facts exactly as provided; flag anything you added.
Process: ask a question only if the answer would change the draft.
Avoid: "game-changer", "unlock", exclamation marks.
Close with the single next step. Test prompts: 5. Do not put confidential details in persistent instructions.

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