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AI Success = Knowing What Questions to Ask

The primary bottleneck in AI effectiveness is not the tool's capability but the user's knowledge of what questions to ask and how to prompt properly

Decision Rule

Invest time learning to ask the right questions rather than learning to use multiple AI tools

How It Works

Domain expertise translates into better prompts, which produce better AI outputs, creating compounding advantages over generic users

Failure Modes

Focusing on tools rather than questions

Asking generic questions and getting generic results

Not iterating on prompts based on domain knowledge

Example Decision

Instead of learning 10 SEO tools, learn to ask Claude specific questions like 'audit this site for schema markup issues' or 'create location pages with local landmarks'