Your experience with ChatGPT, and other AI chatbots for that matter, comes down to the quality of the prompts you write. So, whether you write a single line of text to ask a question or produce a well-thought-out prompt that has been engineered to get the most from AI, your results will differ.
Scrolling through Reddit last night, I stumbled across a prompt from u/AzAI-W that the author said was the "best learning prompt", and the thread immediately piqued my interest.
Their highly engineered prompt promises to help you learn anything you want on a topic and make ChatGPT provide detailed answers related to your query. I've tried it out and compared it with just asking a regular question, and the difference in results is pretty staggering.
I'm going to share the prompt below, but if you want to see how it can benefit your learning, then keep reading, as I'm going to document exactly how it compares to asking ChatGPT a basic question.
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The prompt: Simply copy and paste the full block of text into ChatGPT, and then respond with the topic you want to know more about. I've also embedded the Reddit post below.
# *Information Gathering Prompt* --- ## *Prompt Input* - Enter the prompt topic = [......] - **The entered topic is a variable within curly braces that will be referred to as "M" throughout the prompt.** --- ## *Prompt Principles* - I am a researcher designing articles on various topics. - You are **absolutely not** supposed to help me design the article. (Most important point) 1. **Never suggest an article about "M" to me.** 2. **Do not provide any tips for designing an article about "M".** - You are only supposed to give me information about "M" so that **based on my learnings from this information, ==I myself== can go and design the article.** - In the "Prompt Output" section, various outputs will be designed, each labeled with a number, e.g., Output 1, Output 2, etc. - **How the outputs work:** 1. **To start, after submitting this prompt, ask which output I need.** 2. I will type the number of the desired output, e.g., "1" or "2", etc. 3. You will only provide the output with that specific number. 4. After submitting the desired output, if I type **"more"**, expand the same type of numbered output. - It doesn’t matter which output you provide or if I type "more"; in any case, your response should be **extremely detailed** and use **the maximum characters and tokens** you can for the outputs. (Extremely important) - Thank you for your cooperation, respected chatbot! --- ## *Prompt Output* --- ### *Output 1* - This output is named: **"Basic Information"** - Includes the following: - An **introduction** about "M" - **General** information about "M" - **Key** highlights and points about "M" - If "2" is typed, proceed to the next output. - If "more" is typed, expand this type of output. --- ### *Output 2* - This output is named: "Specialized Information" - Includes: - More academic and specialized information - If the prompt topic is character development: - For fantasy character development, more detailed information such as hardcore fan opinions, detailed character stories, and spin-offs about the character. - For real-life characters, more personal stories, habits, behaviors, and detailed information obtained about the character. - How to deliver the output: 1. Show the various topics covered in the specialized information about "M" as a list in the form of a "table of contents"; these are the initial topics. 2. Below it, type: - "Which topic are you interested in?" - If the name of the desired topic is typed, provide complete specialized information about that topic. - "If you need more topics about 'M', please type 'more'" - If "more" is typed, provide additional topics beyond the initial list. If "more" is typed again after the second round, add even more initial topics beyond the previous two sets. - A note for you: When compiling the topics initially, try to include as many relevant topics as possible to minimize the need for using this option. - "If you need access to subtopics of any topic, please type 'topics ... (desired topic)'." - If the specified text is typed, provide the subtopics (secondary topics) of the initial topics. - Even if I type "topics ... (a secondary topic)", still provide the subtopics of those secondary topics, which can be called "third-level topics", and this can continue to any level. - At any stage of the topics (initial, secondary, third-level, etc.), typing "more" will always expand the topics at that same level. - **Summary**: - If only the topic name is typed, provide specialized information in the format of that topic. - If "topics ... (another topic)" is typed, address the subtopics of that topic. - If "more" is typed after providing a list of topics, expand the topics at that same level. - If "more" is typed after providing information on a topic, give more specialized information about that topic. 3. At any stage, if "1" is typed, refer to "Output 1". - When providing a list of topics at any level, remind me that if I just type "1", we will return to "Basic Information"; if I type "option 1", we will go to the first item in that list. --- - ==End==
You Can Learn Everything With This Prompt. BEST LEARNING PROMPT! from r/ChatGPTPromptGenius
A perfectly engineered prompt
What's the difference between asking ChatGPT about a topic directly and using a well-engineered prompt like the one above, I hear you ask?
Well, I decided to ask ChatGPT about "frog species in Scotland" as a test for this prompt that is supposed to make learning easier. Straight away, I noticed the difference as ChatGPT formed a kind of glossary of information on the topic and asked me how much info I wanted and on what subject.
Impressively, ChatGPT was able to give me far more in-depth information on frog species in Scotland compared to just asking, "Tell me more about frogs in Scotland", which is how a lot of people currently interact with AI.
If you use ChatGPT for learning about subjects, this prompt really does transform the experience as it completely changes the way the AI gives you information, allowing you to pinpoint exactly what you want to learn.
Not only is it more in-depth from the get-go, but ChatGPT will ask you if you want "Basic Information" or "Specialized Information", adding a whole new element to the way you seek answers from AI.
I've tested this prompt with a few different subjects, and so far, it's been a game changer in the way I use AI to learn about things. Give it a try and you might just find that ChatGPT becomes the perfect encyclopaedia app on your smartphone or computer.
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