Everyone Should Use a "Critique Prompt". Here’s Why.

Your content has blind spots. This prompt finds them.

Most people write with ChatGPT… and assume it’s “done.”

But GPT has a flaw:

It’s too agreeable.

It mirrors your thinking. It praises your work.

It won’t tell you what’s missing.

That’s why I always run my drafts through a Critique Prompt/Agent.

One prompt.
New thread.
Brutal honesty.

It’s how I caught a huge gap in my “13 AI Photography Tricks” article—something I never would’ve seen myself.

Here’s the exact prompt I use (and how to steal it).

Instructions & Prompt

1. Take your draft/output.

2. Open a new ChatGPT thread (this avoids feedback bias).

3. Paste your content into the new thread.

4. Use this prompt (swap out the [brackets] with your target reader):

Prompt:

Assume you are a [time-starved business owner or solo marketer who doesn’t have time for 1-hour tutorials, testing 5 tools, or exploring the “AI space.”]

Does this content bring real value to you?
Rate it from 1 to 10.
Be brutally honest. No sugarcoating.
Tell me exactly what’s missing, unclear, or sounds smart but isn’t helpful.
Hold nothing back.

Case Study: How the Critique Agent Improved My “AI Photography” Article

In the original version of my AI Photography article, I didn’t include any real instructions.

I just wrote “You’ll need ChatGPT Pro to generate the images.”

No mention of how to generate them.
No explanation of where to type the prompt.
No clarity on which tool inside ChatGPT was doing the actual work.

To me, it was obvious.
But to someone new? It’s like saying:

“Bake a cake. You’ll need an oven.”
…with no recipe, no steps, and no ingredients.

The Critique Agent tore that apart. And I’m glad it did.

It forced me to spell out exactly what to do—so even someone with zero AI experience could follow along without getting stuck.

That’s it for this article!

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John