One Developer's Analysis of 1,000 AI Prompts Reveals Three Distinct Questioning Strategies

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A developer analyzed over a thousand of their own AI conversations across six weeks to study how they navigated topics in depth. The review revealed that 'digging deeper' with AI is not a single linear process but instead takes three distinct directional forms: down, up, and sideways. Digging down means moving from a surface request toward the underlying method or principle, then verifying it holds up under new conditions. Digging up means questioning whether the premise of a task is even worth pursuing before building anything. The author argues these three moves are chosen instinctively based on context, and that recognizing them explicitly can make AI-assisted thinking more deliberate and effective.

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