### Example 4: Rhetorical Setup Revision Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Demonstrates revising text by removing rhetorical scaffolding and making a direct claim. This simplifies the message and avoids unnecessary setup. ```markdown # Example 4: Rhetorical Setup Before: "What if I told you that the best teams don't optimize for productivity? Here's what I mean: they optimize for learning. Think about it." After: "The best teams optimize for learning, not productivity." Changes: Direct claim. No rhetorical scaffolding. ``` -------------------------------- ### API Integration: System Prompt Example Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt An example of how to integrate Stop Slop into an API system prompt. Includes the core rules for eliminating predictable AI writing patterns. ```python system_prompt = """# Stop Slop Eliminate predictable AI writing patterns from prose. """ ``` -------------------------------- ### Stop Slop Example Transformation Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Demonstrates how to transform a sentence by removing a throat-clearing opener, making the prose more direct and concise. ```markdown # Example Transformation Before: "Here's the thing: building products is hard." After: "Building products is hard." ``` -------------------------------- ### Example 1: Throat-Clearing + Binary Contrast Revision Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Demonstrates revising text by removing openers, binary contrast structures, and emphasis crutches. Focuses on conciseness and directness. ```markdown # Example 1: Throat-Clearing + Binary Contrast Before: "Here's the thing: building products is hard. Not because the technology is complex. Because people are complex. Let that sink in." After: "Building products is hard. Technology is manageable. People aren't." Changes: Removed opener, binary contrast structure, emphasis crutch. ``` -------------------------------- ### Scoring Example: Needs Revision Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt An example of prose scoring demonstrating a 'Needs Revision' outcome with specific scores for each dimension. This illustrates the application of the scoring system. ```markdown # Scoring Example Original text scoring: - Directness: 4 (multiple throat-clearing phrases) - Rhythm: 3 (metronomic three-item lists) - Trust: 5 (some hand-holding present) - Authenticity: 4 (binary contrasts feel formulaic) - Density: 3 (many cuttable adverbs) - Total: 19/50 - NEEDS REVISION ``` -------------------------------- ### Example 3: Business Jargon Stack Revision Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Illustrates revising text by eliminating business jargon entirely, reducing a verbose statement to its core message in six words. ```markdown # Example 3: Business Jargon Stack Before: "In today's fast-paced landscape, we need to lean into discomfort and navigate uncertainty with clarity. This matters because your competition isn't waiting." After: "Move faster. Your competition is." Changes: Eliminated jargon entirely. Core message in six words. ``` -------------------------------- ### Stop Slop Core Rules Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt These eight core principles guide the removal of predictable AI patterns from writing, focusing on conciseness, active voice, specificity, and reader engagement. ```markdown # Stop Slop Core Rules 1. Cut filler phrases - Remove throat-clearing openers, emphasis crutches, and all adverbs 2. Break formulaic structures - Avoid binary contrasts, negative listings, dramatic fragmentation 3. Use active voice - Every sentence needs a human subject doing something 4. Be specific - No vague declaratives, name the specific thing 5. Put the reader in the room - "You" beats "People", specifics beat abstractions 6. Vary rhythm - Mix sentence lengths, two items beat three, no em dashes 7. Trust readers - State facts directly, skip softening and hand-holding 8. Cut quotables - If it sounds like a pull-quote, rewrite it ``` -------------------------------- ### Example 2: Filler + Unnecessary Reassurance Revision Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Shows revision by cutting hedging, removing throat-clearing phrases, and deleting permission-granting statements. Aims for direct and concise communication. ```markdown # Example 2: Filler + Unnecessary Reassurance Before: "It turns out that most teams struggle with alignment. The uncomfortable truth is that nobody wants to admit they're confused. And that's okay." After: "Teams struggle with alignment. Nobody admits confusion." Changes: Cut hedging, removed throat-clearing, deleted permission-granting. ``` -------------------------------- ### Scoring Example: Passes Revision Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt An example of prose scoring demonstrating a 'Passes' outcome with higher scores for each dimension. This shows the desired result after applying Stop Slop principles. ```markdown Revised text scoring: - Directness: 8 (statements, not announcements) - Rhythm: 7 (varied sentence lengths) - Trust: 8 (facts stated directly) - Authenticity: 8 (human voice) - Density: 9 (nothing cuttable) - Total: 40/50 - PASSES ``` -------------------------------- ### Stop Slop Skill Structure Source: https://github.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/blob/main/README.md This directory structure outlines the core components of the Stop Slop skill, including the main instructions, reference files for phrases and structures, and example transformations. ```tree stop-slop/ ├── SKILL.md # Core instructions ├── references/ │ ├── phrases.md # Phrases to remove │ ├── structures.md # Structural patterns to avoid │ └── examples.md # Before/after transformations ├── README.md └── LICENSE ``` -------------------------------- ### Stop Slop Banned Emphasis Phrases Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Lists phrases that attempt to add weight but contribute no meaning and should be deleted to maintain conciseness. Includes performative emphasis and 'telling instead of showing' examples. ```markdown # Banned Emphasis Phrases These add no meaning. Delete them: - "Full stop." / "Period." - "Let that sink in." - "This matters because" - "Make no mistake" - "Here's why that matters" # Performative Emphasis (false intimacy) - "creeps in" - "I promise" - "They exist, I promise" # Telling Instead of Showing - "This is genuinely hard" - "This is what leadership actually looks like" - "actually matters" ``` -------------------------------- ### Claude Projects Integration Instructions Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Instructions for integrating Stop Slop with Claude Projects by uploading SKILL.md and reference files to project knowledge. ```markdown # Claude Projects Integration Upload SKILL.md and the references/ folder files to project knowledge. ``` -------------------------------- ### Custom Instructions Integration Instructions Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Instructions for integrating Stop Slop with Custom Instructions by copying core rules from SKILL.md. ```markdown # Custom Instructions Integration Copy the core rules from SKILL.md into your custom instructions. ``` -------------------------------- ### Claude Code Integration Instructions Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Instructions for integrating Stop Slop with Claude Code by adding the stop-slop folder as a skill. ```markdown # Claude Code Integration Add the stop-slop folder as a skill in your Claude Code workspace. ``` -------------------------------- ### Stop Slop Pre-Delivery Checklist Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt A checklist to catch common AI writing tells before delivering prose, ensuring adherence to Stop Slop's principles for authentic writing. ```markdown # Pre-Delivery Checklist Before submitting prose, verify each item: - [ ] Any adverbs? Kill them. - [ ] Any passive voice? Find the actor, make them the subject. - [ ] Inanimate thing doing a human verb? Name the person. - [ ] Sentence starts with Wh- word? Restructure it. - [ ] Any "here's what/this/that" throat-clearing? Cut to the point. - [ ] Any "not X, it's Y" contrasts? State Y directly. - [ ] Three consecutive sentences match length? Break one. - [ ] Paragraph ends with punchy one-liner? Vary it. - [ ] Em-dash anywhere? Remove it. - [ ] Vague declarative? Name the specific implication. - [ ] Narrator-from-a-distance voice? Put the reader in the scene. - [ ] Meta-joiners present? Delete. Let the essay move. ``` -------------------------------- ### Stop Slop Banned Adverbs and Intensifiers Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt A list of adverbs and intensifiers to be removed entirely to eliminate softeners and hedges, promoting direct and strong writing. ```markdown # Banned Adverbs and Intensifiers Remove these words completely: - "really" - "just" - "literally" - "genuinely" - "honestly" - "simply" - "actually" - "deeply" - "truly" - "fundamentally" - "inherently" - "inevitably" - "interestingly" - "importantly" - "crucially" ``` -------------------------------- ### Prose Quality Scoring System Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt A markdown table outlining the dimensions for scoring prose quality and the revision threshold. Used to evaluate AI-generated text. ```markdown # Prose Quality Scoring Rate 1-10 on each dimension: | Dimension | Question | |--------------|-------------------------------------| | Directness | Statements or announcements? | | Rhythm | Varied or metronomic? | | Trust | Respects reader intelligence? | | Authenticity | Sounds human? | | Density | Anything cuttable? | Total: ___/50 Threshold: Below 35/50 requires revision. ``` -------------------------------- ### Stop Slop Filler Phrases to Cut Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt Identifies common filler phrases that do not add value and should be cut to improve the flow and directness of the prose. ```markdown # Filler Phrases to Cut - "At its core" - "In today's [X]" - "It's worth noting" - "At the end of the day" - "When it comes to" - "In a world where" - "The reality is" ``` -------------------------------- ### Stop Slop Banned Throat-Clearing Phrases Source: https://context7.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop/llms.txt A list of announcement phrases to remove entirely, as they introduce content rather than stating it directly. This helps in making prose more direct. ```markdown # Banned Throat-Clearing Phrases Remove these announcement phrases entirely: - "Here's the thing:" - "Here's what [X]" - "Here's why [X]" - "The uncomfortable truth is" - "It turns out" - "The real [X] is" - "Let me be clear" - "The truth is," - "I'll say it again:" - "I'm going to be honest" - "Can we talk about" - "Here's what I find interesting" - "Here's the problem though" ``` === COMPLETE CONTENT === This response contains all available snippets from this library. No additional content exists. Do not make further requests.