The phrase "Do you really think...?" has saved me a lot of time when chatting with AI. Restating what I really want gets tiring. So I am glad it works now and then.
Here is a typical flow, when it works:
(me)> Do you really think this is the purspose of the newsletter?
(ai)> No. That meta description reads...
(me)> Right. So give me another meta description, please.
Done!
What prompts do you often use to get unstuck in AI chat?
I'm suspicious. Sometimes I think that if I write something along the lines of "do you really think", or "are you sure", I'm always going to get back, "you're absolutely right!"
AI is very sycophantic. You have to factor that in to your prompting.
I just start a new chat.