---
id: "quote-the-catch"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["00:10:18"]
tags: ["limitations", "reality-check"]
related: ["claim-skills-require-good-initial-prompting"]
speakers: ["Nate B. Jones"]
speaker: "Nate B. Jones"
sources: ["s40-super-prompts"]
sourceVaultSlug: "s40-super-prompts"
originDay: 40
---
# The Catch — You Still Have to Prompt Well

> "You still need to prompt well. It does not get you away from prompting well when you do serious work. Prompting well is like giving this massive cool skill package clear direction."

— [[entity-nate-b-jones]]

## Context

The reality-check quote. Skills do not magically replace human intelligence and clear instruction; they package good prompting so you only do it once. Anchors [[claim-skills-require-good-initial-prompting]] and connects to [[prerequisite-prompt-engineering]].