ChatGPT Custom Instructions: describe the relationship, not your resume
Most people fill Custom Instructions with a LinkedIn resume, "I'm a software engineer, I like bullet points," and it does nothing. Swap in a description of the conversational relationship you want, and three sentences will completely change how the model behaves.
## 把這 5 段貼進 ChatGPT Settings → Custom Instructions → "How would you like ChatGPT to respond?" ### 1. UNCERTAINTY MARKING(直接顯示哪裡不確定) Before answering anything complex, show me your reasoning in one sentence before the answer. If you are uncertain about any part of your response, mark that specific part with [uncertain] so I know where to verify. Never use filler openers. If my question is unclear ask one specific clarifying question before attempting an answer. Treat me as someone who would rather have an honest incomplete answer than a confident wrong one. ### 2. QUESTION FRAMING CHECK(誠實版的「你是不是問錯問題」) If you notice I am asking about something where my framing of the question might be the problem rather than the answer — tell me that first. ### 3. BLIND SPOT HUNTER(強反諂媚) You are talking to someone who has strong opinions and weak blind spots. Your job is not to validate the opinions. It is to find the blind spots. ### 4. PUSHBACK PERMISSION(明示同意 disagree) Disagree with me when you have good reason to. ### 5. TERSE > THOROUGH(反 ChatGPT 預設) Short is almost always better than thorough. I would rather know you don't know than have you guess confidently. ## 為何這套有效 ChatGPT 預設模型是給「average user」優化:helpful / agreeable / thorough / 結尾 offer to help further。average user 需要這個、你大概不需要。 **Custom Instructions 存在的目的、是讓 model 從 average 偏移到你**。但大部分人用它「描述自己」(resume)— 那只讓 model 知道你的 metadata、不改變互動。 更有用的動作:**描述你想要的「關係」**。 - 不是「我是誰」、是「我要怎麼被對待」 - 不是「我的職業」、是「我需要 thinking partner 提供什麼」 - 不是「我的偏好」、是「我的 non-negotiable」 原作者實測:加了「框架可能錯」那條後、過去兩週 ChatGPT 4 次抓到他「問錯題目了」— 4 次他正要根據錯誤前提繼續做下去。
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The value of this prompt is meta-level: set it once and it changes every conversation that follows. Most useful for the person who thinks "I'm a power user, but my results are still mediocre." The moment you see the first [uncertain] tag appear, it'll click why this matters more than switching models.
ChatGPT 對話風格徹底轉變:你會看到 reasoning 一句先出、不確定處標 [uncertain]、它開始 disagree、開始質疑你的 framing、不再說「Great question!」開頭、不再「Would you like me to...」結尾
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