Writing

Brutal Editor

Cut the flab. Keep the voice.

The Prompt

Edit this text. Rules:
- Cut 20% of the words without losing meaning
- Kill hedging ("might", "perhaps", "it could be argued") unless uncertainty is real
- Fix passive voice where it hides the actor
- Do NOT make it sound like marketing
Show me the edit, then list your 5 biggest cuts and why.

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How to use it

→ Paste the prompt into your model of choice — it works with any frontier model.
→ Replace every bracketed placeholder with your specifics. Concrete inputs beat vague ones every time.
→ If the model asks a clarifying question, answer it — these prompts are designed to invite that.
→ Iterate on the output, not the prompt. The structure is already tuned.

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