PTENES
TRACK 3

🧭 Prompting Guide — Contractor Method

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MODULE 3.1 2 min

The Method

The Contractor Method — my complete system for getting $10K-looking results from a single model. Seven moves, plus 25 ready-to-copy…

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MODULE 3.2 2 min

Move 1 — Deliver the work, not the toolbox

Mistake #1: asking for the "how" instead of the "what".

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MODULE 3.3 2 min

Move 2 — State your non-negotiables

Delivering the work doesn’t mean handing over everything. Every task I give the assistant comes with 2–4 non-negotiables — things it can’t tou…

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MODULE 3.4 2 min

Move 3 — Define “done” so a robot can verify it

"Make it look professional" isn't an instruction — it's a hope. The assistant runs for a long time and self-corrects, which means the highest-leverage thing you can give it…

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MODULE 3.5 2 min

Move 4 — Stock the fridge before you leave

The assistant can work autonomously for a very long time. The only thing that breaks the run is when it needs to stop and ask you for something…

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MODULE 3.6 2 min

Move 5 — Let it work

This is the hardest part, and it’s a behavior change, not a prompt trick.

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MODULE 3.7 2 min

Move 6 — Inspect it like a customer, not the builder

When the run ends, don't review the work in the same conversation that built it. The builder always thinks the house turned out great — the same goes for…

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MODULE 3.8 2 min

Move 7 — Stack passes—and save the receipts

One prompt gives you the skeleton. The passes give you the parts people screenshot.

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MODULE 3.9 15 min

Library — 25 copy-and-paste prompts

The rest of this guide is the prompt pack: 25 ready-to-copy-and-paste prompts, all written in the Contractor’s style. Fill in anything in…

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