Dissect the thought: evidence? Real ratio? What are others actually doing?

Put your negative thought on trial: what's the evidence for and against? Then judge.

Your negative self-thought — if 100 people who know you heard it, how many would agree?

You assume what others think of you — but never asked.

Before writing, describe reader in 5 sentences: age, job, knows, doesn't know, decision he makes.

Who influences whom? — draw network to know "who talks to whom to shift decision".

Don't wait for "he'll grow out of it" — a practical question list turning your vague worry into a specific teacher conversation.

Assign the model a specific background and expertise so its answer matches a real expert level.

Don't repeat instructions every message — set them once in System Prompt, save 70% writing time.

Set "system instructions" once in your account = every chat starts from your context automatically.