I’ve been using ChatGPT heavily for the past few months, and honestly most tips online are pretty basic.
Here are a few things that actually made a difference for me:
1. Treat it like a role, not a tool
Instead of asking:
Explain this topic
Try:
Act like a senior engineer with 10 years of experience and explain this simply
The quality jump is huge.
2. Ask it to critique you, not just help you
Most people use it for answers.
Try this:
Be brutally honest and tell me what’s wrong with this idea/resume/post
You’ll get way better insights.
3. Use iteration, not one-shot prompts
Your first output is rarely the best.
Follow up with:
- Make it sharper
- Reduce fluff
- Make it more practical
Think of it like refining, not generating.
4. Give context > asking generic questions
Bad: How to grow on X?
Better:
I’m building a SaaS directory, posting daily, but not getting engagement. What should I fix?
More context = more useful answers.
It’s underrated for practice.
Honestly, ChatGPT becomes powerful when you stop treating it like Google and start treating it like a thinking partner.
Curious...... what’s something you discovered that most people don’t use?
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