Prompting just split into 4 different skills. You're probably practicing 1 of them (+ 7 prompts and a pre-flight to close the gap)

Most people think they’re good at prompting. They’re not — they’re good at chatting with AI, which is a different skill that’s rapidly becoming table stakes.

Prompting just split into 4 different skills. You're probably practicing 1 of them (+ 7 prompts and a pre-flight to close the gap)

TL;DR

  • The 35-minute wall: Why traditional prompting playbooks fail with autonomous agents and data showing failure points.
  • Tobi Lütke's insight: Shopify CEO's understanding of context engineering improved leadership.
  • The Klarna trap: The consequences of excellent context but missing intent, leading to a customer satisfaction crisis despite projected savings.
  • Five new primitives and a four-month roadmap: New skills replacing old prompt engineering tools, prioritized for rapid results.
  • 7 prompts and a pre-flight check: Tools for pre-AI thinking, a quick start guide, context document building, and advanced specification engineering.