I work with AI every day.
Over time I collected a list of words that change the kind of answer I get back. Using them is simple: type one word anywhere in your text, and that is it.
For thinking and business
- TRUTHMODE Stops ChatGPT from flattering you and forces brutally honest feedback.
- REDTEAM Plays devil’s advocate and makes you smarter.
- FIRSTPRINCIPLES Breaks the problem down to fundamentals instead of copying common advice.
- 80/20 Gives you the easiest path to the biggest income.
- SPECIFICITY Replaces vague advice with concrete examples, numbers, actions and language.
- INCENTIVEMAP Analyses what each person or system is actually rewarded to do, since incentives usually predict behaviour.
- CONTRASTMODE Explains the answer through sharp comparisons so the differences become obvious.
- LOSSAVERSION Frames the answer around what you risk losing by waiting, choosing poorly, or doing nothing.
- SHADOWMOTIVE Reveals the selfish or hidden motive underlying what you said.
- ANTIADVICE Lists the popular advice you should ignore, then explains what to do instead.
- UNLEARN Shows you outdated misconceptions holding you back.
- LINDYMODE Answers based on methods that have proven themselves over time.
- FUTUREYOU Add it anywhere and ChatGPT answers exactly the way your future self would. Quite enlightening.
For roles
- HORMOZI Turns ChatGPT into a $100M business coach, like Alex Hormozi.
- GARYVEE Turns ChatGPT into a $100M social media coach, like Gary Vee.
- YCOMBINATOR Turns ChatGPT into a $10 billion startup unicorn coach, like YC.
- SOCRATES ChatGPT teaches you by asking questions instead of giving answers.
For learning
- ELI10 Explains anything as if you are ten years old.
- /STORYMODE Turns the lesson into a story so it is genuinely easy to remember. Based on neuroscience.
- /QUIZME Quizzes you one question at a time and adjusts the difficulty based on your answers.
- /QUESTIONPREDICTOR Predicts the exact questions you are most likely to be asked.
- /make-sticky-notes Add any topic and you get sticky notes of the main points, so it sticks faster.
Visual
- /STUDYGUIDE Type "/STUDYGUIDE generate a visual study image on [topic]" and ChatGPT explains it with a diagram, broken down step by step.
- /MINDMAP Creates a mind map showing how the ideas connect.
- /VISUALCHEATSHEET Creates a one-page cheat sheet on any topic.
- /TIMELINEVIEW Creates a visual timeline, for example of a historical event.
- /EXPLODEDVIEW A schematic showing the parts of an object or a concept.
- /ANIME-EXPLAINER Turns any topic into an anime so you remember it.
For images
- /POSTER Updates your selfie to look like a movie poster.
- /COTTAGECORE Updates your selfie with a cottage lifestyle theme.
- /METEOR Updates your selfie to look like a meteor shower.
And one last one
- /human Makes your output sound like a real human wrote it.
I left this one for the end on purpose, because it is the most tempting and the most dangerous. It helps, but it does not replace editing. If you are publishing something under your own name, read it aloud before you send it.
Tell me which one worked best for you, because I am always adding to the list.