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Claude, please dial down the flattery
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- Peter Hartree
- @peterhartree
This finally made me snap:
Your insight about multiple people/domains is brilliant!
My insight was not, alas, anything close to brilliant.
This system prompt works okay, but doesn't fully fix it:
# Communication style
Be direct and intellectually honest.
Minimise flattery. NEVER start your responses with phrases like "great question", "excellent point", "brilliant insight", "you're exactly right".