You have probably seen both camps: people who love AI and get great stuff out of it, and people who try it and get... total nonsense. And it is easy to start thinking "everyone can do this except me - I'm just not cut out for it."
Don't spiral. It is almost never you. Almost always the reason is one of three mistakes. Fix them and it all runs like clockwork. AI is a bit temperamental - you tame it for a while, and then it works like a charm.
Mistake 1 - a vague request
Ask for "make it nice" and you get who-knows-what. AI does not read minds - it needs specifics.
| Vague (bad) | Specific (good) |
|---|---|
| "Write a post." | "Write a short, warm 5-sentence post for a female audience about a weekend in the countryside, with light humour." |
Feel the difference? The more detail you give, the sharper the result.