In-Short
AI Answers Are Too Long by Default
Ask a normal question and AI often writes a small article. Most of the time you need direction, not a lecture. Adding short or very short makes AI compress the answer before it writes.
Long Answers Waste Time
A long answer can be correct and still not useful. You read, filter, and guess what matters. A short answer shows the value faster.
Short Prompts Force Better Thinking
With less room, AI has to choose what matters most. Instead of five paragraphs of background, you get the main reason, the key risk, or the next action. It pairs well with the other prompts in 6 Prompts That Fix AI.
A Real Example
I used it while fixing a real email deliverability problem: How We Fixed the Email Delivery Issue: Case SendGrid.
Prompt Script
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Give me a summary of the longest article on https://www.n-g.be (by reading time). Very short.