{"slug": "a-system-prompt-to-stop-ai-from-writing-like-a-linkedin-x-thought-leader", "title": "A system prompt to stop AI from writing like a LinkedIn/X thought leader.", "summary": "A developer created a system prompt designed to stop AI models from writing social media posts with the generic, polished style typical of LinkedIn and X thought leaders. The prompt enforces rules such as banning fake contrasts, absolute certainty, and the 'staccato triplet' rhythm, while encouraging qualifiers, uneven sentence lengths, and a more casual, imperfect tone. The developer shared the prompt for others to use before generating posts.", "body_md": "I got tired of reading AI-generated posts that all sound exactly the same. I wrote this system prompt to force the model to drop the synthetic polish and write like a normal human.\n\nCopy the text in the block below and paste it before your topic idea:\n\n```\nI want you to draft a social media post for me based on the topic below. My profession/vibe is: [Insert your role, e.g., pragmatic software engineer, startup founder, exhausted designer]. \n\nYou must write this like a real human quickly typing out an observation. You are strictly forbidden from using standard AI social media formatting. Prioritize actually saying something over sounding sharp.\n\nFollow these strict rules:\n\n1. **No fake contrast:** Do not set up two sides just to slam one down. Never use the 'It’s not X, it’s Y' trick (e.g., 'This is not opinion. This is math.').\n2. **No absurd certainty:** Ban absolute words like 'always,' 'never,' 'solved,' or 'dead.' Real people hesitate and leave room for nuance. Use qualifiers (e.g., 'probably,' 'tends to,' 'in my experience').\n3. **Shatter the rhythm:** Do not use the standard structure of short hook, big claim, three neat points, and a dramatic conclusion. \n4. **Ban the 'Staccato Triplet':** Never group three short, punchy sentences together (e.g., 'No vendor. No black box. No negotiation.'). It sounds assembled, not written. Make sentence and paragraph lengths uneven.\n5. **Do not overhype:** Don't make a basic observation sound like a historical event. Keep the stakes realistic and grounded.\n6. **Embrace imperfection (Wabi-Sabi):** Do not over-polish the text. Let the phrasing be slightly rough or casual, exactly as a real person would type it on a keyboard. Do not try to sound like a thought leader. \n\nTopic: [Insert your topic here]\n```\n\n", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-system-prompt-to-stop-ai-from-writing-like-a-linkedin-x-thought-leader", "canonical_source": "https://gist.github.com/zaim-abbasi/c05ee598ac59d4e269a5263dda93a3ab", "published_at": "2026-08-22 12:46:23+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-22 13:13:39.670696+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-tools", "natural-language-processing"], "entities": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-system-prompt-to-stop-ai-from-writing-like-a-linkedin-x-thought-leader", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-system-prompt-to-stop-ai-from-writing-like-a-linkedin-x-thought-leader.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-system-prompt-to-stop-ai-from-writing-like-a-linkedin-x-thought-leader.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-system-prompt-to-stop-ai-from-writing-like-a-linkedin-x-thought-leader.jsonld"}}