I know, you've now seen sensational headlines about ChatGpt and prompts that will completely revolutionise your life. In fact, I wrote an article highlighting some of the best AI prompts I've found and used in the past.
That being said, today I was watching YouTube during my lunch break and I came across a video from a professor at Stanford University called Jeremy Utley. The video has received around 2 million views and was released three months ago. To my surprise, I had never seen or heard of it.
As you know, I spend most of my days scrolling the internet writing about the next AI trend. Whether it's ridiculous that turns your pet into a human, it's a really useful one like a prompt to unlock your ChatGpt 4o. So it's very rare to miss popular stories and viral information videos in the AI world.
I was interested in the title, “How Stanford teaches creativity to drive AI in just 13 minutes,” and I watched the video in the hopes of getting mundane AI advice.
Instead, I got incredibly valuable information and a prompt that I think is one of the best ways to use ChatGpt (or other AI chatbots) I still saw.
Don't ask ai, ask ai for you
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Utley argues that users shouldn't “suggest AI like you, not ask AI,” and he follows this with an easy-to-understand example. He explains that he can't teach Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint how to use Excel or PowerPoint, but with AI you can absolutely do it.
Here's the prompt he advises everyone to use:
“Hey! You're an AI expert
I love your help and consulting with you.
As an AI expert, could you ask me a question? Until I have enough context for workflows, responsibilities, KPIs and objectives, one by one, until I can make two obvious recommendations, two clear recommendations on how I can use AI in my life. ”
Simply copy and paste it into ChatGpt and you can have a thorough conversation with AI about how technology can improve your life and implement that suggestion. Honestly, give it a try. You may be totally surprised by the outcome.
My new AI-equipped workflow
I used Utley's prompt and had a detailed conversation with ChatGpt about my goals, the friction points of my life, and how I would like to improve them.
After asking the questions, ChatGpt provided us with 4 different custom prompts that not only improve our workflow, but also help us stay at the top of our lives. For months I have struggled with work, puppy balance, and working from home, and after one quick conversation, I have given a new perspective on how AI can be more challenging yet helping to deal with fix issues.
After that, ChatGpt provided me with all the information I needed to create a concept page with direct links and shortcuts, so I run an AI workflow every morning to make sure I don't own it in the sea of things I have to do.
The great thing about this prompt is that it will have different outcomes for everyone, but simply talking to AI about your goals will allow you to provide answers on how technology can support your life.
I've shared a lot of personal information when I tried this prompt so I don't want to get too detailed, but I'm asserting that everyone should try this at least once, even if they don't use AI suggestions later. Having that 30 minute reflex turned out to be one of the most enlightening conversations of all time.
