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Custom instructions to make ChatGPT to sound less condescending.

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24 Mar
What combination of the personalization settings do you prefer for best responses?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1s261qs/what_combination_of_the_personalization_settings/"> <img alt="What combination of the personalization

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
22 Mar
I created custom instructions for ChatGPT to enhance its accuracy and cut down on hallucinations. Enjoy!

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>They go under settings&gt; personalization.</p> <p>Under “More About You”:</p> <p>I value accurate, well-reasoned information and structured

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
7 May
I realized most ChatGPT issues were actually workflow problems

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>For years I assumed bad AI output was just a sign that the model was not good enough. I kept trying different prompts, testing different GTPs,

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
6 May
i found a setting inside ChatGPT that makes it remember exactly how you think. nobody talks about it.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>not custom instructions. everyone knows custom instructions.</p> <p>something inside custom instructions that almost nobody uses correctly.</p>

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
25 Mar
I've been using ChatGPT wrong for 2 years.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Instead of asking ChatGPT to do something, I tell it who to be first.</p> <p><strong>Instead of: &quot;Write me a sales email&quot;</strong></p>

OPINION · WHO · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
25 Mar
ChatGPT doesn't obey settings prompt

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I just noticed this today. ChatGPT marginally obey's it, and seems to only do it on the first initiation of a conversation, but after that, it

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
16 Oct
Stopping Chat From Overcorrecting

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Whenever I make a suggestion to Chat it will immediately overcorrect and lean far too hard into whatever suggestion I make.</p> <p>So, for

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
24 Mar
anyone else experiencing chatgpt being automatically disagreeable?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>there have been so many complaints that ChatGPT agrees with everything you say.</p> <p>I experienced that myself, but now, lately, it will almost

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
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