Your AI is giving you boring, average answers, and it’s probably your fault.

I know that sounds harsh, but I just read something that made it all click. A LinkedIn creator just pointed out that we’re all stuck asking AI for “a good answer” when we should be asking for “a different answer.”

It’s a small change in wording that produces massively better results. The whole idea is to stop settling for the safe, average response and start forcing the AI to think outside its programming box.

Here are three awesome strategies the original poster shared to get answers nobody else gets:

• 📌 Ask for a spectrum of answers.
  Don’t just ask for one thing. Force the AI to show its range from the obvious to the obscure. The expert suggests a prompt like: “Give me 5 jokes, from the most common to one I’ve never heard.”
• 💡 Push the AI to go deeper.
  If you get a basic answer, don’t accept it. Tell the AI to dig for the less obvious info. Try this follow-up: “I already knew this. Go deeper, what’s the 20% you haven’t said yet?”
• ✅ Make it choose sides.
  Instead of a single “good” strategy, ask for a few with different perspectives or risk levels. The one who posted it uses this prompt: “Give me 3 strategies – safe, bold, & extreme.”

I love this approach because it’s so simple yet so effective. It’s all about guiding the AI toward originality instead of letting it default to the most common denominator.

The original post has more on this awesome mindset shift. You should definitely check it out to see how this savvy professional explains it!