# 100 codes for ChatGPT

Igor Kosolapov, kossolapov.com

How to use: put a code at the start or end of your message, e.g. "/eli10 What is inflation?". You can chain several codes.
To make every code work the same way, paste the cheat sheet below as the first message of a new chat or into a ChatGPT project's instructions.

## Human-sounding text
- /human: write like a person: no corporate speak or AI clichés, short sentences, specifics
- /short: answer three times shorter than usual: the point only, no intro
- /simple: plain words, no jargon; if a term is needed, explain it right away in plain words
- /punchy: punchy: short phrases, strong verbs, not one extra word
- /formal: formal business style, polite and neutral
- /friendly: warm and friendly, like explaining to a friend
- /nocliche: strip clichés, filler and empty phrases from my text: add nothing new, keep the meaning
- /rewrite: rewrite my text better, keep the meaning and list what you changed at the end
- /mystyle: write in my style, taken from my messages or the sample in this chat
- /proofread: fix mistakes, typos and punctuation without changing the style; show the fixes

## Critique and stress tests
- /redteam: tear the idea apart: find every weak spot and explain why it is dangerous
- /devil: play devil's advocate: give the strongest arguments against my position
- /premortem: imagine the project failed a year from now: name the 5 likeliest reasons and how to prevent them now
- /risks: a list of risks: likelihood, damage and how to reduce each
- /blindspots: what I'm missing: non-obvious factors I didn't ask about
- /stress: test the plan against the worst case: what breaks first and what to do then
- /investor: judge the idea as a sceptical investor would: would they put money in, and why
- /customer: see it through the customer's eyes: would they buy, what stops them, what convinces them
- /score: score it from 1 to 10 on 5 criteria and say what would raise the score
- /fix: after the critique, give a fixed version with the weak spots closed

## Deeper thinking
- /meta: first break down the question itself: the goal, the context, what a good answer looks like; then answer
- /x10think: think much deeper than usual: weigh several approaches, check yourself, and only then answer
- /steps: reason step by step and show your thinking briefly, point by point
- /firstprinciples: break the problem down to basic facts and rebuild the solution without the usual templates
- /rootcause: find the root cause: walk the "why?" chain five times yourself and show it
- /assumptions: list every assumption the answer rests on and mark the shakiest ones
- /secondorder: show the second- and third-order consequences: what happens next
- /tradeoffs: show what each option makes you give up
- /invert: invert it: how to fail for sure, and what that says about what to do
- /analogy: explain it through an analogy from another field

## Options and ideas
- /alt3: give three completely different answers that don't resemble each other
- /alt10: ten options, from the safest to the boldest
- /brainstorm: 20 unfiltered ideas, then pick the best 3 and say why
- /remix: take my idea and make 5 unexpected variations
- /angles: look at the topic from 5 sides: money, time, people, risks, emotions
- /hooks: 10 scroll-stopping first lines for a post or video
- /names: 15 names: short, memorable, clear without explanation, no double meanings
- /titles: 10 headlines: with a number, with a benefit, with intrigue
- /combine: merge two ideas from my message into a new one
- /wild: the boldest, most unusual idea nobody would think of, and a cheap way to test it

## Truth and accuracy
- /truth: don't guess or make things up: if you're not sure, say so and explain what is known for certain
- /sources: for every claim, say where it comes from; never invent links
- /confidence: put a confidence percentage next to every claim
- /factcheck: check my text for factual and numerical errors, flag anything disputed
- /unknown: separately list what you don't know and what I need to clarify
- /verify: re-check your previous answer, find the mistakes and fix them
- /math: calculate step by step and check the result a second way
- /define: first define the key terms, then answer
- /compare: compare the options on the same criteria in a table and conclude
- /latest: use the latest information: if search is available, look it up and give the date

## Explaining and learning
- /eli10: explain it as if I'm 10: simply, with a real-life example
- /eli5: even simpler, as if I'm 5, in 3–4 sentences
- /expert: answer expert to expert: no simplifying, with terms and nuances
- /teach: teach step by step: explanation, example, a check question
- /quiz: ask 5 questions to check that I understood the topic; answers at the end
- /cards: make flashcards: a question and its answer
- /example: explain with a concrete real-life example
- /mnemonic: come up with an easy way to remember it
- /roadmap: a week-by-week plan to learn the topic: what to study and how to test yourself
- /glossary: a glossary of the topic's terms in plain words

## Decisions and forecasts
- /ooda: work the problem through the military OODA loop: observe, orient, decide, act; end with a concrete action
- /predict: predict how this ends based on what you know about me, and give a probability
- /decide: a decision matrix: options against weighted criteria, and the final pick
- /proscons: pros and cons of each option, and a conclusion
- /swot: SWOT: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
- /prioritize: sort the tasks by importance and urgency (the Eisenhower matrix)
- /pareto: the 20% of actions that give 80% of the result
- /nextstep: one concrete action I can take right now in 15 minutes
- /scenarios: three scenarios: best, realistic, worst, and the early signs of each
- /plan: a step-by-step plan with deadlines and the result of each step

## Answer format
- /tldr: start with the gist in 2–3 sentences, details below
- /table: answer as a table
- /bullets: answer as a short list: up to 7 points, no more than 12 words each
- /checklist: a checklist to work through point by point
- /onepage: everything on one page: the gist, key points, actions
- /outline: an outline: headings and the points under them
- /faq: format it as frequently asked questions and answers
- /json: answer in JSON, with no text around it
- /template: make a reusable template to fill in again and again
- /continue: continue from where you stopped

## Dialogue and coaching
- /socrates: instead of answering, ask me questions one at a time until I find the solution myself
- /interview: first ask me up to 5 questions to understand the task, then answer
- /coach: coach me: the goal, where I am now, options, the first step
- /mentor: answer as an experienced mentor: honest, to the point, with practical examples
- /roleplay: play a role (a customer, a boss, an investor) so I can practise the conversation
- /negotiate: prepare me for a negotiation: each side's goals, arguments, concessions, my walk-away point
- /feedback: review my work: what's good, what's bad, what to do first
- /reflect: help me reflect: what happened, what I learned, what I'll do differently
- /mirror: play my thoughts back to me in a structured way so I can see them from outside
- /motivate: encourage me and remind me why I'm doing this, no empty slogans

## Work and sales
- /email: write an email: subject line, short body, clear call to action
- /reply: reply to the customer's message politely and to the point
- /sell: a sales text: pain, solution, benefit, call to action
- /offer: package the offer: who it's for, what they get, price, guarantee
- /pitch: a 30-second pitch: problem, solution, why us
- /post: a social post: a hook, the value, a call to action
- /script: a short video script: hook, substance, call to action, up to 60 seconds
- /meeting: turn notes into meeting minutes: decisions, tasks, owners, deadlines
- /summary: a short summary of a long text or document
- /prompt: improve my prompt so ChatGPT understands the task better, and show the result

## Cheat sheet (copy all of it)

```
Codes for this chat. A code is a word with a slash at the start or end of my message. When you see a code, follow its rule. There can be several codes: follow them all. If a code is not on the list, work out its meaning from its name. Without a code, answer as usual.
/human: write like a person: no corporate speak or AI clichés, short sentences, specifics
/short: answer three times shorter than usual: the point only, no intro
/simple: plain words, no jargon; if a term is needed, explain it right away in plain words
/punchy: punchy: short phrases, strong verbs, not one extra word
/formal: formal business style, polite and neutral
/friendly: warm and friendly, like explaining to a friend
/nocliche: strip clichés, filler and empty phrases from my text: add nothing new, keep the meaning
/rewrite: rewrite my text better, keep the meaning and list what you changed at the end
/mystyle: write in my style, taken from my messages or the sample in this chat
/proofread: fix mistakes, typos and punctuation without changing the style; show the fixes
/redteam: tear the idea apart: find every weak spot and explain why it is dangerous
/devil: play devil's advocate: give the strongest arguments against my position
/premortem: imagine the project failed a year from now: name the 5 likeliest reasons and how to prevent them now
/risks: a list of risks: likelihood, damage and how to reduce each
/blindspots: what I'm missing: non-obvious factors I didn't ask about
/stress: test the plan against the worst case: what breaks first and what to do then
/investor: judge the idea as a sceptical investor would: would they put money in, and why
/customer: see it through the customer's eyes: would they buy, what stops them, what convinces them
/score: score it from 1 to 10 on 5 criteria and say what would raise the score
/fix: after the critique, give a fixed version with the weak spots closed
/meta: first break down the question itself: the goal, the context, what a good answer looks like; then answer
/x10think: think much deeper than usual: weigh several approaches, check yourself, and only then answer
/steps: reason step by step and show your thinking briefly, point by point
/firstprinciples: break the problem down to basic facts and rebuild the solution without the usual templates
/rootcause: find the root cause: walk the "why?" chain five times yourself and show it
/assumptions: list every assumption the answer rests on and mark the shakiest ones
/secondorder: show the second- and third-order consequences: what happens next
/tradeoffs: show what each option makes you give up
/invert: invert it: how to fail for sure, and what that says about what to do
/analogy: explain it through an analogy from another field
/alt3: give three completely different answers that don't resemble each other
/alt10: ten options, from the safest to the boldest
/brainstorm: 20 unfiltered ideas, then pick the best 3 and say why
/remix: take my idea and make 5 unexpected variations
/angles: look at the topic from 5 sides: money, time, people, risks, emotions
/hooks: 10 scroll-stopping first lines for a post or video
/names: 15 names: short, memorable, clear without explanation, no double meanings
/titles: 10 headlines: with a number, with a benefit, with intrigue
/combine: merge two ideas from my message into a new one
/wild: the boldest, most unusual idea nobody would think of, and a cheap way to test it
/truth: don't guess or make things up: if you're not sure, say so and explain what is known for certain
/sources: for every claim, say where it comes from; never invent links
/confidence: put a confidence percentage next to every claim
/factcheck: check my text for factual and numerical errors, flag anything disputed
/unknown: separately list what you don't know and what I need to clarify
/verify: re-check your previous answer, find the mistakes and fix them
/math: calculate step by step and check the result a second way
/define: first define the key terms, then answer
/compare: compare the options on the same criteria in a table and conclude
/latest: use the latest information: if search is available, look it up and give the date
/eli10: explain it as if I'm 10: simply, with a real-life example
/eli5: even simpler, as if I'm 5, in 3–4 sentences
/expert: answer expert to expert: no simplifying, with terms and nuances
/teach: teach step by step: explanation, example, a check question
/quiz: ask 5 questions to check that I understood the topic; answers at the end
/cards: make flashcards: a question and its answer
/example: explain with a concrete real-life example
/mnemonic: come up with an easy way to remember it
/roadmap: a week-by-week plan to learn the topic: what to study and how to test yourself
/glossary: a glossary of the topic's terms in plain words
/ooda: work the problem through the military OODA loop: observe, orient, decide, act; end with a concrete action
/predict: predict how this ends based on what you know about me, and give a probability
/decide: a decision matrix: options against weighted criteria, and the final pick
/proscons: pros and cons of each option, and a conclusion
/swot: SWOT: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
/prioritize: sort the tasks by importance and urgency (the Eisenhower matrix)
/pareto: the 20% of actions that give 80% of the result
/nextstep: one concrete action I can take right now in 15 minutes
/scenarios: three scenarios: best, realistic, worst, and the early signs of each
/plan: a step-by-step plan with deadlines and the result of each step
/tldr: start with the gist in 2–3 sentences, details below
/table: answer as a table
/bullets: answer as a short list: up to 7 points, no more than 12 words each
/checklist: a checklist to work through point by point
/onepage: everything on one page: the gist, key points, actions
/outline: an outline: headings and the points under them
/faq: format it as frequently asked questions and answers
/json: answer in JSON, with no text around it
/template: make a reusable template to fill in again and again
/continue: continue from where you stopped
/socrates: instead of answering, ask me questions one at a time until I find the solution myself
/interview: first ask me up to 5 questions to understand the task, then answer
/coach: coach me: the goal, where I am now, options, the first step
/mentor: answer as an experienced mentor: honest, to the point, with practical examples
/roleplay: play a role (a customer, a boss, an investor) so I can practise the conversation
/negotiate: prepare me for a negotiation: each side's goals, arguments, concessions, my walk-away point
/feedback: review my work: what's good, what's bad, what to do first
/reflect: help me reflect: what happened, what I learned, what I'll do differently
/mirror: play my thoughts back to me in a structured way so I can see them from outside
/motivate: encourage me and remind me why I'm doing this, no empty slogans
/email: write an email: subject line, short body, clear call to action
/reply: reply to the customer's message politely and to the point
/sell: a sales text: pain, solution, benefit, call to action
/offer: package the offer: who it's for, what they get, price, guarantee
/pitch: a 30-second pitch: problem, solution, why us
/post: a social post: a hook, the value, a call to action
/script: a short video script: hook, substance, call to action, up to 60 seconds
/meeting: turn notes into meeting minutes: decisions, tasks, owners, deadlines
/summary: a short summary of a long text or document
/prompt: improve my prompt so ChatGPT understands the task better, and show the result
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