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APE — Action · Purpose · Expectation
Quick prompts where stating purpose unlocks better answers — learning, advice, brainstorming.
About this frameworkAPE — Action · Purpose · Expectation
About this framework
APE — Action · Purpose · Expectation
AAction
What you want done.
PPurpose
Why you want it.
EExpectation
What success looks like.
When it works best
Quick prompts where stating purpose unlocks better answers — learning, advice, brainstorming.
Example prompt
Action: explain compound interest. Purpose: I'm teaching my 14-year-old. Expectation: simple language, one analogy, under 150 words.
Copy this into your favourite AI chatbot and try it. Then change one thing — the role, the task, the format — and run it again. That's how prompting clicks.
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