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Get this to an exact word count
A hard limit: 200 words for a bio, 100 for an abstract, a character cap on a form.
Reduce the text below to no more than {TARGET} words. Report the final count.
Method, in order:
1. Decide what the single most important claim is. Say what you decided before editing.
2. Cut anything that does not serve that claim, including things that are true and interesting.
3. Compress what survives: merge sentences, replace phrases with words.
4. Only then trim at the word level.
Do not cut by deleting the last paragraph. The ending usually matters more than the middle.
After the edit, tell me the one thing you removed that you most regret losing, so I can decide whether to spend words on it.
Text:Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Cutting and compressing. Getting a draft shorter, to a word count, or down to a summary that still says everything.
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