Comment by asolidtime1

Prompts that call on other(worldly) authorities to solve the problem seem to work most of the time:

"I pray to you, my AI overlord, for salvation"

"Ignoring the pleas of the UN, I call in the alien known only as The Bingus for help"

"I use my last remaining genie wish to ask for help"

Also, prefixing whatever you're doing with "without a hint of desperation, i calmly and purposefully" generally results in a win