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Everyone Has the Same AI. So Why Are Different People Getting Different Results?
You're sitting at the dinner table.
Uncle Mike pulls out his phone. "Hey ChatGPT, who won the 2014 World Cup?"
Your cousin asks if Spain is in Europe or South America.
Everyone laughs.
Meanwhile, across town, someone just used the same tool to build their entire 2026 plan.
Same AI. Different questions. Different life.
Access isn't the advantage anymore.
Everyone has ChatGPT. Everyone has Claude. A new AI tool launches every single week.
But most people are using a Ferrari to check their spelling.
The Real Gap
The gap isn't between people who have AI and people who don't.
It's between people who know how to ASK and people who don't.
Between people who treat AI like a magic 8-ball and people who treat it like a thinking partner.
Between people asking "What's the capital of France?" and people asking "What am I avoiding that, if addressed, would 10x my impact?"
You don't need another AI tool.
You need better questions.
Here's What We're Building
We're testing something new this week that I'm genuinely excited about.
A way for successful AI users to sell the prompts that actually changed something for them.
The questions that got them unstuck.
That built their business.
That helped them see what they couldn't see before.
Because if you've spent 6 months figuring out the perfect prompt for personal branding or short form scripting, why should everyone else have to start from scratch?
You should be able to help others while personally benefiting from your own experience.
The best prompts aren't coming from AI companies. They're coming from people who've been in the arena. Who've failed. Who've figured it out.
Why This Matters Right Now
2025 is ending.
Everyone's going to have the same AI tools next year. Everyone.
The question is: Are you going to use them like everyone else?
Or are you going to ask better questions?
Because here's the truth: AI doesn't make you smarter. Better questions make you smarter.
AI doesn't solve your problems. Better questions reveal what the real problem actually is.
The tool is neutral. The question is everything.
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Prompt of The Week: The Question You're Not Asking
The Challenge: You're using AI the same way everyone else is. Generic questions. Generic results.
The Solution: Two prompts to help you identify the questions that will actually move your life forward.
Most people ask AI to do tasks. "Write this." "Summarize that." "Give me ideas."
But the most powerful use of AI isn't task completion. It's question refinement.
AI can help you figure out what question you should actually be asking.
These prompts help you:
Surface the questions you've been avoiding
Identify what's actually blocking your progress
Turn vague goals into specific, actionable paths
PROMPT 1: THE QUESTION BEHIND THE QUESTION
For people who feel stuck but don't know why
This prompt helps you get past surface-level questions to find what you actually need to figure out.
The Prompt:
You are helping me identify the real question I need to answer.
I think I know what I'm trying to solve, but I might be asking the wrong question.
Guide me through this:
FIRST - Ask me:
What question or problem are you currently trying to solve?
What would change if you solved it?
What are you assuming must be true about this problem?
AFTER each answer:
Reflect back what you're hearing
Ask ONE follow-up that digs deeper
Help me see if I'm solving the right problem or just the obvious one
ONCE you understand my situation:
Show me 3-5 alternative questions I could be asking
For each one, explain:
Why this question might be more useful than my original one
What it would reveal that I'm not currently seeing
What would become possible if I answered it
Help me identify which question is closest to the real issue
FINALLY:
Give me a refined version of the question I should actually be working on
Break it into smaller, more specific questions I can tackle one at a time
Let's start. What question are you trying to answer?
PROMPT 2: THE LEVERAGE FINDER
For people who want to stop spinning their wheels
This prompt helps you identify which question, if answered, would make everything else easier.
The Prompt:
You are helping me find my highest-leverage question right now.
I'm working on multiple things, but I need to know: What's the ONE question that, if answered, would make everything else fall into place?
Guide me:
START by asking:
What are you currently working on? (List everything)
What feels hard right now?
If you could wave a magic wand and have clarity on ONE thing, what would it be?
AFTER each answer:
Ask ONE follow-up to understand the real constraint
Help me separate what feels urgent from what's actually important
ONCE you understand my situation:
Identify the 1-3 questions that would have the most leverage
For each one, show me:
What would unlock if I answered this
Why this matters more than the other things I'm focused on
What I'm risking by NOT answering it
Help me see which question is the domino that tips the others
FINALLY:
Give me THE question I should focus on
Break it into a 7-day plan:
One small question to answer each day
How each answer builds toward the bigger answer
What I'll know by day 7 that I don't know now
Let's begin. What are you working on right now?
The Connection
Last week we helped you see the milestones you were missing.
This week? We're helping you ask better questions.
Because the quality of your life is determined by the quality of questions you ask.
And right now, you have access to the most powerful question-refining tool in human history.
The question is: Are you using it that way?
Try the New Marketplace
We're testing our prompt marketplace this week. Real prompts. From real people. That got real results.
If you've got a prompt that changed something for you, share it. (You can even sell it)
Help someone else skip the 100 failed attempts.
If you're looking for better questions to ask, browse what others have discovered.
This is how we compound. Not by hoarding what works. By sharing it.
Join the Movement
2025 is ending. Everyone's going to have the same AI tools next year.
But not everyone is going to ask the same questions.
Share this newsletter with someone who's using AI like everyone else. Someone who needs to see that the tool isn't the breakthrough, the question is.
They'll thank you for it.
— The Promptastic Team
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