ChatGPT | Top 35 Tips for ChatGPT Users to Save Time

​Let's talk about 30 tips and tricks within ChatGPT [1]  that can save your time. Let's dive in. 

1. Understand the limitations of ChatGPT. It's essential to be aware of its knowledge cutoff, potential biases, and the possibility of generating non-factual or plagiarized information.
2. Assign roles to ChatGPT gives ChatGPT a personality or persona. For example, instead of just asking ChatGPT because ChatGPT responses will vary based on the assigned role. "Act like a life coach, please summarize my journal and give suggestions." 
3. Be concise in your prompting. Being clear and direct in your requests can yield better results. "Act like a life coach, provide  10 famous quotes to show appreciations". or "As a meditations therapy giver, provide 10 sentence for appreciations meditation" 
4. Ask ChatGPT to format your outputs such as like code, tables, numbered lists, bullet lists, and more.  "Act like a life coach, provide a table of 10 famous quotes to show appreciations, listing the quote, author, and category of life it pertains to."
5. Rename your chat logs and make them chat channels. or better organization. Instead of letting ChatGPT auto-name your chats, you can rename them for easier reference later.
6. Extract actions from emails If you have a paragraph with tasks mixed with other information, you can ask ChatGPT to extract a to-do list from it. This can be useful for converting long emails or messages into actionable lists.
7. Prompt follow-up questions. After getting an initial response, you can ask follow-up questions or commands to get more detailed or specific information.
8. Use the "explain it to a child" command. If you're struggling with a complex topic, asking ChatGPT to explain it as if to a five-year-old can simplify the concept.
9. Change your dashboard appearance in ChatGPT. You can switch between dark mode, light mode, or system colors.
10. Share your chat thread links with friends. ChatGPT now allows you to share your chat threads in a view-only mode via email.
11. Change the tone of your writing. If you have a piece of text and want to adjust its tone (e.g., from informal to formal), ChatGPT can help. For example, you can change the tone of an email to show anger towards your boss. By adjusting the tone, the email becomes more expressive. For instance, a line might read, "It is rather frustrating to find myself in such a predicament, particularly after encountering an appalling lack of support from the management."
12. Be concise in your prompting. Being clear and direct in your requests can yield better results. For example, when creating a table of dog breeds, a concise prompt like "create a table of popular dog breeds sorted alphabetically" is effective.
13. Change the style of your writing. You can ask ChatGPT to generate content in the style of celebrities or fictional characters. For instance, you can request a car detailing advertisement in the style of Darth Vader.
14. Use ChatGPT for quick learning on new subjects. ChatGPT can generate lists, summarize long articles, and provide key points on various topics, making it a valuable tool for rapid learning.
15. Consider upgrading to ChatGPT Plus. It offers advanced reasoning, plugins, web browsing features, and priority access to new features.
16. Templatize your prompts using iOS shortcuts. If you find a prompt structure that works well, you can create a template for it, making it easier to reuse in the future.
17. Proofreading text. ChatGPT can  revise and improve existing text, from checking grammar to adjusting style and tone. But use Grammarly first
18. Use ChatGPT for step-by-step guidance. For complex tasks, ChatGPT can guide you through the process. For instance, it can assist in creating a terms of service by asking relevant questions and then generating the document based on your answers.
19. Use ChatGPT for entertainment. Beyond productivity, ChatGPT can be used for storytelling, music discovery, and film/book recommendations.
20. Use ChatGPT for coding assistance. If you're not familiar with coding, ChatGPT can help troubleshoot, generate Javascript/CSS, and even provide solutions to coding problems.
21. Brainstorm new ideas with ChatGPT. It can help generate business names, product ideas, and more based on the information you provide.
22. Use ChatGPT as a mediator. For disagreements, ChatGPT can provide a logical perspective on the issue at hand.
23. Use ChatGPT for journaling. ChatGPT can ask questions to guide your journal entries and then format them for you.
24. Export your chat logs to your email. This ensures you don't lose valuable information from your ChatGPT sessions.
25. Check your responses for plagiarism. Before using ChatGPT's outputs, especially for public content, ensure it's original and not copied from elsewhere.
26. Use ChatGPT for studying. ChatGPT can be used to create interactive flashcards for various subjects. For instance, you can provide a list of World War II political figures and have ChatGPT quiz you on them.
27. Use generated knowledge for creative writing. After generating a list of, say, cowboy movies before 1950, you can then ask ChatGPT to write a blog post about how these films impacted the Western genre in Hollywood.
28. Create personalized plans based on your situation. Whether it's a custom diet, health plan, or exercise routine, you can provide ChatGPT with your goals and metrics (like age, weight, height) to get a tailored plan.
29. Use ChatGPT to write professional emails. ChatGPT can help draft professional emails based on your requirements. For example, you can ask it to draft an email to your boss expressing excitement about an upcoming meeting, and ChatGPT will craft a well-written email.
30. Automate Data Entry Tasks ChatGPT can help automate data entry tasks by converting data into spreadsheets. For instance, if you have a list of names, addresses, and phone numbers, you can ask ChatGPT to convert this list into an Excel spreadsheet with columns for each category. The code interpreter feature in ChatGPT can generate a downloadable Excel sheet based on your input.
31. Find Key Statistics and Data Points ChatGPT can quickly retrieve key statistics, facts, or figures on various topics. For example, if you're writing a report on electric vehicle adoption trends in the U.S., ChatGPT can provide statistics comparing EV sales in 2020 versus 2018.
32. Get Personalized Recommendations ChatGPT can offer tailored recommendations based on your preferences. Whether it's movies, music, or books, you can provide a list of your favorites, and ChatGPT will suggest similar options. For example, if you enjoy movies like "Goodfellas" and "The Godfather," ChatGPT can recommend other films in the same genre.
33. Think of Quick Witty Responses For those looking to add some humor to their conversations, ChatGPT can generate witty replies to everyday questions. For instance, in response to "How was your day?", ChatGPT offers playful answers like "Better than a unicorn riding a rainbow!" or "It was a rollercoaster, but I didn't drop my popcorn."
34. Compare Products or Services ChatGPT can compare two or more products or services to help you make an informed decision. For instance, if you're choosing between two web hosting providers, ChatGPT can list the pros and cons of each based on price, features, and other factors.
35. Enhance Speeches and Presentations ChatGPT can provide inspirational quotes, anecdotes, and stories to enrich your speeches or presentations. By specifying the theme or topic of your speech, ChatGPT can suggest relevant content to captivate your audience.

Reference

1. ​https://youtu.be/dUjWMdR_Kw8?si=ksecbVa9yfBEmb9p