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I’ve Spent 104 Hours Writing ChatGPT Prompts. Here’s What I Learned
I’m still shocked by the results
I was dead wrong about ChatGPT.
I first thought that it was for lazy chumps who wanted to get rich with just a click of a button.
But as the saying goes, “Only stupid people never change their minds.”
Over the past few weeks, I went all in and geeked out on deciphering how to use Sam’s new tool to improve my writing workflow.
Here’s what I learned.
How to craft unmatched (and damn awesome) AI output your competitors would dream of
“AI content is dry and boring.”
Ever heard this platitude? Well, I was one of those yelling trolls.
Slapping together a half-hearted prompt and expecting Shakespeare in return is like feeding a gourmet chef dollar-store ingredients and expecting a Michelin-starred meal.
I used many of those stupid prompts, like:
- Write 10 headlines about X.
- Write an outline for my next Y blog post.
- Brainstorm 10 ideas for a viral article about Z.
Booh.
They’re so damn vague and generic that I can smell AI-generated stuff from miles away.
The reason? The input is garbage.
In case you didn’t notice, ChatGPT can’t read your mind (yet). Prompts are the raw material from which the beast cranks out its content.
Do this right, and you can avoid the pit of despair that comes with reading content that misses the mark by a mile. Do this wrong, and you’ll end up competing against the schmucks.
When you hand over a solid, unambiguous prompt, it becomes a launchpad for AI to take flight.
Say you’re writing a tech blog.
Instead of saying, “Write about the latest tech trends,” say, “Discuss the impact of quantum computing on data security in the cloud.”
But that’s only the first step.
