Have you ever Googled something? Guess what? You’ve prompted!
People talk about “prompting” like it’s some elite new super-skill you need to study for, practice for, stress about, maybe even cry about. Like one day you woke up and suddenly everyone is talking to robots and you’re supposed to know how to speak in Perfect Prompt Syntax. However, take a deep breath, because you’re about to be blow away…
If you have ever typed anything into Google, literally anything, you’ve already been prompting.
For example:
“Best ramen near me” or “weird, itchy rash” or “how to unclog a drain”…. YUP, THOSE ARE PROMPTS!!
The only difference now is that AI actually talks back to you instead of handing you 7,000 random links and forcing you to fend for yourself.
Prompting is LITERALLY just… asking for what you want. Like a normal person.
You already do this every time you:
Search something
Ask directions
Look for restaurant reviews
You know how to request things. You do it all day. Now you’re just doing it with something that answers faster and more politely than Google.
Prompting isn’t about being technical, it’s about being clear, being yourself, and being specific.
You can literally say:
“Explain this to me like I’m tired and dramatic” or “write this in my voice but confident, not chaotic-delulu.” or “Give me ideas, but only fun ones.” And AI will get it. Because now prompting mirrors you.
Oh, and yes, you’re already using AI every day…
When Google Maps reroutes you around an accident… ➡️ That’s AI
When your iPhone unlocks using your face… ➡️ That’s AI
When Netflix recommends movies based on your viewing history… ➡️ That’s AI
When your Instagram feed seems to know you better than yourself… ➡️ That’s unfortunately… AI.
So no, you’re not behind. You’re not late. You don’t need to catch up. You’ve been using AI for a decade. You just didn’t know it. And, you already know how to prompt because you already know how to ask for the things you want.
Now you just get to do it in a way that communicates back to you like a real human would.
