How Not To Get Peanut Butter On Your Arms

The importance of being clear, specific, and descriptive.

PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME

I came across this vide of a kindergarten teach teaching her class the importance of being clear and descriptive.

If you haven’t seen it, it’s joy to watch:

PUT ON THE PEANUT BUTTER

She literally wipes peanut butter and jelly on her arms because on of the instructions said: “put on peanut butter and jelly”.

Obviously that wasn’t the intent, but without much more context, specification, and clarification, that’s what she did.

Eventually the class learns the importance of being clear.

Help AI Make A Peanut Butter & Jelly SANDWICH

I was reminded of this video when I work with AI.

When I first started throwing prompts in Midjourney, Lovable, and ChatGPT, I was telling the AI to “put on the peanut butter.”

Needless to say, I wasn’t getting what I wanted.

Fast forward and a couple AI apps in - clear, detailed, specifications prompts work well.

Thinking through the steps. Being clear. Explaining the why. Explaining what not to do. Asking the AI to think the solution through before executing.

Just like clear specific instructions for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.