Ep. 23: Using ChatGPT’s Personalization Settings to Get Better Responses

In this episode, I share how a small, easily ignored setting completely changed ChatGPT’s responses…in a good way. I discuss the personalization settings, including base tone, custom instructions, memory, and advanced settings, and go into detail about how “programming” ChatGPT how to respond, immediately made for a WAY better user experience. If you’ve ever thought “this thing is fine but kind of annoying,” this episode is for you.

• Holiday and life updates
• Vacation recap and vibe coding course
• Revisiting Episode 9 and missed features
• Where to find personalization settings
• Base style and tone options
• Custom instructions and the interview prompt
• Brevity, hallucinations, and sycophancy
• Memory settings and management
• Recent ChatGPT use: Generating a new workout program

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• (00:00:00) - ChatGPT Curious
• (00:00:38) - Chat GPT: Using Chat GPT's Personalization Settings to
• (00:02:15) - ChatGPT: Custom Instructions (For Me)
• (00:07:58) - ChatGPT: Setting Up the Preferences
• (00:08:50) - Chat GPT: The Custom Instruction Box
• (00:09:33) - ChatGpt: Memory and Personalization Settings
• (00:13:17) - How I Use ChatGPT (Week 3)
• (00:14:28) - Curious Companion