---
id: "action-use-context-sandwich"
type: "action"
source_timestamps: ["01:42:00"]
tags: ["prompting", "daily-use"]
related: ["framework-context-sandwich", "concept-levels-of-ai-fluency"]
action: "Structure your next AI prompt using: Who I am, What I need, What good looks like."
outcome: "Receive highly tailored, immediately usable outputs from AI instead of generic responses."
---
# Apply the Context Sandwich

## What to do

The **next time** you use an AI chatbot, do not just ask a simple question. Structure your prompt using the [[framework-context-sandwich]]:

1. **Who I am** — explicitly state your identity, role, audience, and relevant constraints.
2. **What I need** — state the specific task.
3. **What good looks like** — define the success criteria: format, tone, length, things to avoid.

## Expected outcome

Highly tailored, immediately usable outputs instead of generic responses. This is the daily-use shortcut that moves a learner from Level 1 to Level 2 in the [[concept-levels-of-ai-fluency]] taxonomy.

## Frequency

Make this the default shape of every prompt for two weeks. After that, look for repeated patterns — those are candidates to convert into playbooks via [[action-create-playbook]].