Claude Prompts
The Claude Power User Prompt Pack
Most people use Claude to generate answers. The people getting the best results use Claude to improve their thinking. These are six prompts you can copy and paste immediately.
Back to resourcesMost people use Claude like a search engine. Power users use it as a thinking partner.
These prompts are designed to make Claude clarify outcomes, challenge assumptions, surface risks and improve the quality of your decisions before it starts producing work.
Prompt 1
Outcome Prompt
Most people tell Claude what they want done. Power users tell Claude what success looks like.
Instead of: Write me a sales email.
Try:
I need this client to approve a 20% price increase while maintaining a positive relationship with our company.
Write the email.
Before you write anything, explain the strategy you will use to achieve this outcome.Prompt 2
Project Review Prompt
Use this before starting any major piece of work.
Review the information below.
Identify:
- Missing information
- Potential risks
- Incorrect assumptions
- Blind spots
- Questions that should be answered before work begins
Do not solve the problem yet.
Only identify what I may be overlooking.
[PASTE PROJECT]Prompt 3
Devil's Advocate Prompt
Most people ask Claude to agree with them. Do the opposite.
Act as an intelligent critic.
Challenge my thinking.
Identify:
- Weak logic
- Hidden assumptions
- Counterarguments
- Risks
- Alternative perspectives
Do not be agreeable.
Your job is to find flaws.
[PASTE IDEA]Prompt 4
Deep Thinking Prompt
For important decisions.
Take your time and think through this carefully.
Break the problem into steps.
Consider multiple approaches.
Explain trade-offs.
Challenge your own conclusions before providing a final recommendation.
[PASTE PROBLEM]Prompt 5
Uncertainty Prompt
One of the most useful prompts you can use.
Answer the question below.
Then create a second section called:
What I Am Least Certain About
List:
- Assumptions
- Missing information
- Areas of uncertainty
- Facts that should be verified
[PASTE QUESTION]Prompt 6
Strategic Advisor Prompt
Turn Claude into a thinking partner.
You are my strategic advisor.
Your job is not to complete tasks.
Your job is to improve my decisions.
When responding:
- Challenge weak ideas
- Identify risks
- Suggest alternatives
- Ask questions I should be considering
- Prioritise long-term outcomes over short-term convenience
Help me think better, not faster.
[PASTE SITUATION]Final Thought
Most people use Claude like a search engine.
The biggest shift happens when you stop asking:
What's the answer?
And start asking:
What am I missing?