Chain-of-Thought Prompting Exercise

Format: Use "let the AI think step by step" to solve complex problems.

Comparison test:

Direct question:

"My e-commerce app's search feature is slow, how do I optimize it?"

Chain-of-thought question:

"My e-commerce app's search feature is slow. Please analyze step by step:
1. First, list all possible causes for slow search
2. Then, rank them from most to least likely
3. Next, provide a diagnostic method for each cause
4. Finally, provide a solution for the most likely cause"

Practice with 5 scenarios:

• "Why are users churning within 24 hours after registration?"
• "How do I decide whether to add a new feature?"
• "Should I choose Supabase or Firebase?"
• "How do I design a fair rating system?"
• "How should a content moderation system work?"