A vague request makes the reader do the planning. The same problem appears when asking an AI assistant for help: “write something about technology” leaves the audience, purpose and format undecided.
A practical way to start
Start with the job the answer must perform. Add the audience, the facts the assistant may use and the shape of the result. Keep background details only when they could change the answer.
Prompt to try
Write a 150-word introduction to a beginner guide about phone storage. The reader uses an Android phone and wants to keep family photographs. Explain storage in plain English. Do not recommend deleting files before checking backups. End with one practical question.
Check the result
Compare the answer with your actual goal. Is it understandable to a beginner? Does it stay within the requested length? Does it make promises you did not supply? Revise one instruction at a time so you can see what improved the response.
Save the final prompt alongside a good answer. That pair is more useful than a collection of impressive-sounding commands with no evidence of what they produce.
For further guidance on clear instructions and examples, see OpenAI’s prompt engineering documentation. The example above is an original Bagale Pulse practice prompt.