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The 3-Level Prompting System That Makes AI Insanely Useful

9 min readApr 8, 2025

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Source: Created by Eva Keiffenheim via ChatGPT 4o’s latest update, inspired by a widely circulated metaphor whose original creator I wasn’t able to trace.

If you’ve ever felt like AI is just “not good enough,” prompting is the fix.

It’s a rare skill that’s easy to learn and instantly useful— especially if your work involves teaching, writing, or any kind of thinking.

Until we reach general AI (we’re not there yet), your results depend more on your prompts than on the model you use — even with Agentic AI.

That makes prompt design a highly valuable meta-skill today.

Whether you’re using ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, or Claude (here’s my breakdown on which tool to use when), your results are only as good as your instructions.

Over the past few months, I’ve gone deep into the prompt rabbit hole — taking expert-led courses, testing frameworks, and applying learning science to what works.

In this article, I’m sharing what I’ve learned structured into a 3-level guide.

You’ll leave with replicable prompts that save you literally hours each week and a clear progression path from beginner to advanced prompt engineer.

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Age of Awareness
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Eva Keiffenheim
Eva Keiffenheim

Written by Eva Keiffenheim

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