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Tell ChatGPT your goal so it helps better

You will learn to share your goal so ChatGPT aims its answer right.

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ChatGPT helps best when it knows what you want. Your goal is just the thing you are trying to do.

So tell it. You can say what you need and why. A short note about your goal is enough.

When ChatGPT knows the goal, the answer fits you better. You waste less time. You get closer on the first try.

Try this
  1. Think of the one thing you want to get done.
  2. Type your question to ChatGPT.
  3. Add a short line that starts with My goal is.
  4. Read the answer. If it missed, tell it what you really wanted.
A message you can copy

I want help with [your topic]. My goal is to [what you are trying to achieve]. Please keep that in mind.

Paste it into ChatGPT, then change the words in brackets to fit you. It opens in a new tab, so you will not lose this page.

Buddy, your friendly guide
Buddy says

A clear goal in one sentence often works better than a long story.

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