"Push past AI refusals by saying try harder Jesse Jana repeatedly encountered her AI agent telling her it could not complete a task — transcribing a Loom video, for instance — only to find it succeeded after simple persistence: "I kind of just like, just do it though, just do it though, and like three or four times later it's done." She does not use special prompting tricks; she literally types 'try harder' and the agent delivers. This reframes what feels like a capability wall as often just a hesitancy wall, and it means users should not abandon a task the first time an agent pushes back. Source: Jesse Jana, The Cognitive Revolution, Jesse Jana: AI for Homeschooling Pioneer"