How Creating a Prompt Library Can Boost Your ChatGPT Experience
I use ChatGPT daily. After accumulating hundreds of chats in my history folder, I realized I was writing similar prompts repeatedly. While I have a few reliable prompts, like one for adjusting the voice and tone for my blog posts, it was becoming tedious to scroll through my chat history to find them. To resolve this, I created a Prompt Library—a dedicated space for storing and quickly accessing my most effective prompts. This not only saves time but also ensures consistency in my prompt writing.
Google Sheets became my go-to platform for this library, mainly for its cloud-based functionality and the familiarity I have with it. It’s worth mentioning that I’ve heard praises about Notion as a potential option, but I’ve yet to explore it. Commercial prompt libraries are available, but I prefer a more personalized (and free) touch.
In my Sheet-based library, I divided the content into two main sections: prompt information and the components of the prompt. The ‘information’ section includes details like category, author (should I start sharing this library with my colleagues), the creation date, and a note on whether it’s a tested prompt or a new one. The ‘component’ section holds the nitty-gritty details of the prompt: the role, context, instruction, and optional fields for input data and output indicators…
