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Summary
ChatGPT traditionally struggles with personalization and memory consistency.
To fix this, OpenAI introduced Custom Instructions for every user, free or paid.
The key is being very clear and specific in detailing what types of content should be avoided or limited.
Remind ChatGPT to respond helpfully within those defined boundaries.
Testing the instructions with sample inputs ensures ChatGPT complies as intended.
Here’s a sample prompt you could add to your custom instructions input field.
Here is a great example of how this is used:
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A good example would be a resume.
Here’s a prompt to help you achieve that:
Here’s what the results should look like.
Read through, copy the results, and paste them into the second field of the custom instruction feature.
However, its bland, generalized responses might not always fit your unique needs.
Don’t settle for the generic ChatGPT experience.
Take control and customize it to serve you better.