Give Your Project the Facts

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Picking up where you left off

Now make the draft truly yours.

Last time, ChatGPT got a draft started for you. Nice work.

A draft is a rough first try. Now you add your real facts to make it yours.

Most projects need only a few facts. Here are the three you usually need:

A dateSaturday, June 14

A place in plain wordsour front courtyard

Your one main pointbring one dish to share

One simple rule keeps you safe: leave private details off the screen.

A home address, a phone number, or a dollar amount stays out. You can add those by hand later, on your own copy.

For any money, health, or account choice, ask a real person you trust.

Buddy says

When in doubt, leave it out. You can always write the private part in by hand later.

The big idea

Safe facts go in. Private ones stay out.

Before you type, sort each fact into two simple piles.

Safe to share: a date, and a place in plain words. Try "my street" or "the park."

Keep private: a full address, a phone number, a last name, or a dollar amount.

Type only the safe facts. Put one fact on each line. That is easy to read, and it keeps you in control.

Buddy says

If a fact feels private, treat it as private. That little gut feeling is a good one. Trust it.

See it work

Watch a few true facts make a real draft.

A quick, vague try

make me a flyer for our potluck

Add the who, what & how

A clear request

Write a short, friendly flyer using only these facts. The date is Saturday, June 14. The place is our front courtyard. The main point is: bring one dish to share. Keep it clear and warm.

What the AI sends back

Potluck this Saturday, June 14, in our front courtyard! Please bring one dish to share. We cannot wait to see you there.

The draft used her real date, her plain-word place, and her one point. No private detail slipped in.

You did it

You made the draft truly yours.

Most projects need only a few true facts: a date, a place in plain words, and your one point.
Safe facts go in, one per line. A full address, phone number, or dollar amount stays out. Add those by hand on your own copy.
For any money, health, or account choice, ask a real person. Read the draft once, and make sure nothing private slipped in.

Buddy says

Your facts, your draft, kept safe. That is a real skill. I am proud of you!

Give Your Project the Facts

Now make the draft truly yours.

Safe facts go in. Private ones stay out.

Watch a few true facts make a real draft.

Which one is safer to share?

Give ChatGPT your few safe facts.

You made the draft truly yours.