My new favorite ChatGPT hack.
I used to get so frustrated pasting the same complex instructions into ChatGPT again and again. You know, stuff like “Now translate that to colloquial French” or “Rewrite that to be more professional.” It’s a total workflow killer.
But I found this awesome trick that’s a complete game-changer. You can basically build a custom “action menu” at the very start of your chat. After every response, you just type a number to instantly transform the text. It’s like giving ChatGPT its own set of superpowers!
⚙️ Here’s the magic trick:
📌 Start a new chat by defining a numbered list of “options” and what “function” each number performs.
📜 Tell ChatGPT to present these options at the end of every message it sends you.
🚀 Reply with just a number, and watch ChatGPT apply that function to its last response. It’s that simple!
This opens up some supercharged possibilities. You can create menus for anything!
✨ Awesome Use Cases:
⚖️ Instant Translations: Set up options for French, Spanish, or any language you need.
✍️ Tone Shifting: Create functions to make the text “Brutally Honest,” “More Enthusiastic,” or “Formal.”
🔬 Deep Dives: Make an option that forces ChatGPT to explain its reasoning in extreme detail.
💡 Dynamic Editing: You can even have it suggest 10 ways to improve a text, then pick a number to apply that specific edit.
You’re essentially creating a personalized, reusable toolkit for every specific task, saving you a ton of time and copy-pasting. You can even categorize your options for more complex workflows.
The original post has the exact prompt templates you can copy and paste to get started. You’ve got to check it out for all the details.
A simple trick anyone can use to get more out of ChatGPT
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