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Brief, Prompt, Practices

Below is a chapter in progress on the difference between briefs and prompts (for people, not algorithms). I start by posting the earlier text on the difference. These chapters will be available in full (and follow-up exchanges) for paying subscribers.

A prompt is a question pointed inward, asking for language, and results in getting to know oneself better. For example: what bores you?

Briefs ask for collaboration (with another person or knowledge). It is anchored in a gravity (situation) and converges on a shared space. For example, what is the secret of a work-life balance?

A prompt is a question pointed inward, asking for language, and results in getting to know oneself better. —

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