It’s time we stopped asking for vases. - Most people cram their AI prompts with so many rules that they predetermine the answer. When the question is stuffed with constraints, the model can only spit back something obvious. A handful of well-chosen guidelines can help, but the real magic happens when you leave space for the AI to explore. In other words: ask narrowly and you’ll get a narrow, predictable response; ask openly and you invite surprising insight–so stop chasing a one-size-fits-all “perfect prompt."