ChatGPT Secret Codes (PT 2): 100 Prompt Shortcuts ⚡

Each code below changes how ChatGPT responds by forcing a specific mode, format, or reasoning pattern. Here are 100 more shortcuts organized into ten categories.

CONCISE - Strips the answer to the shortest version with zero filler

/tighten - Removes weak words and makes every sentence hit harder

/bold - Makes writing confident and assertive with no hedging

/storytell - Turns dry information into an engaging story

PUNCHLINE - Ends every point with a strong memorable line

/rhythm - Varies sentence length for natural reading flow

/cut - Removes the bottom 50% of least important content

PLAIN - Rewrites using only common everyday words

/emotive - Adds emotional weight to flat factual writing

/sharpen - Makes vague language specific and precise

STEELMAN - Argues the strongest version of your idea

ASSUMPTIONS - Lists every hidden assumption in the answer

RANK - Rates every option and tells you the single best one

DEVILSADVOCATE - Takes the opposing side and pokes holes in it

RISK - Surfaces every way this could go wrong

FORECAST - Maps the three most likely outcomes

MATRIX - Plots options on a two-by-two grid

TRADEOFF - Shows exactly what you gain and lose with each option

WEIGHTED - Scores each option across criteria with weighted totals

VERDICT - Stops listing options and picks one definitively

CHECKLIST - Turns any answer into a step-by-step checklist

SUMMARIZE - Compresses any long answer into just key points

GAPS - Tells you important things you forgot to ask

BATCH - Groups related tasks to knock out at once

PRIORITIZE - Sorts everything by actual importance

DELEGATE - Rewrites any task so someone else could do it

SOP - Turns the response into a reusable standard procedure

TEMPLATE - Converts the answer into a fill-in-the-blank template

ACTIONITEMS - Pulls every to-do out of a long response

NEXTMOVE - Skips explanation and tells you the single next thing to do

5WHY - Asks why five times to dig to the root cause

/inversion - Solves by thinking about guaranteed failure and doing the opposite

CONSEQUENCEMAP - Maps second and third order effects of any decision

/thesis - States one clear argument and builds around proving it

FALSIFY - Tries to disprove its own answer to test if it holds

/reductio - Takes an idea to its logical extreme to test it

CONTRARIAN - Takes the opposite position of the mainstream view

SYNTHESIS - Combines two opposing ideas into a new third option

DILEMMA - Frames the problem as a genuine tradeoff

ROOTCAUSE - Digs past symptoms to find the single underlying problem

OBJECTIONS - Lists every reason someone would say no and builds responses

/frame - Changes how information is positioned to shift perception

/pitch - Structures the message like a tight 60-second pitch

/convince - Rewrites using the most persuasive argument structure

EMPATHY - Leads with the audience's emotions and concerns first

/proof - Backs every claim with evidence or data

ELEVATOR - Compresses any idea into a 30-second elevator pitch

REBUTTAL - Builds a point-by-point response to every counterargument

/spin - Reframes a negative situation as a positive opportunity

PERSUADE - Restructures using proven psychological persuasion principles

/verify - Checks every claim and flags anything not confident

EVIDENCEBASED - Only includes information backed by data or research

/cite - Adds a source reference after every factual statement

DEEPRESEARCH - Goes far beyond the surface with multi-angle investigation

/scan - Quickly surveys a topic and gives the full landscape

BENCHMARK - Compares performance against industry standards

TRENDWATCH - Identifies what is changing now and where it is heading

CASESTUDY - Finds a real-world example that proves or disproves the point

/origins - Traces an idea back to where it originally came from

DATAONLY - Strips all opinion and only gives raw facts and numbers

HEADLINE - Generates ten headline options ranked by click potential

/opener - Writes five different opening lines and picks the strongest

CTA - Creates multiple call-to-action options for any content

/storyline - Plans the full narrative arc before writing a word

REPURPOSE - Takes one piece of content and turns it into five formats

EMAILSUBJECT - Generates high-open-rate subject line options for any email

/monologue - Writes the response as a spoken monologue ready for video

LISTICLE - Structures any topic as a numbered list article

/twist - Adds an unexpected turn to make content stand out

SERIES - Breaks one big topic into a planned multi-part series

MOAT - Identifies what makes something defensible and hard to copy

FLYWHEEL - Maps a self-reinforcing growth loop

POSITIONING - Defines how to own a specific category or niche

MONETIZE - Finds every realistic way to turn something into revenue

PIPELINE - Builds a full funnel from first touch to final conversion

COMPETITOR - Analyzes competitors and finds the gap they are missing

PRICING - Breaks down the best pricing strategy with reasoning

RETENTION - Identifies why people leave and how to make them stay

GROWTH - Finds the fastest path to scale with the least resources

UNFAIR - Identifies your single biggest unfair advantage

AIDA - Attention, interest, desire, action for persuasion

PAS - Problem, agitation, solution to make the reader feel the pain

BAB - Before, after, bridge so the transformation is obvious

STAR - Situation, task, action, result

RICE - Scores ideas by reach, impact, confidence, and effort

MECE - Breaks a topic into categories that do not overlap and cover everything

SMART - Turns vague goals into specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timebound targets

SCQA - Situation, complication, question, answer

BLUF - Bottom line up front before any explanation

ERRC - What to eliminate, reduce, raise, and create in any strategy

/unbiased - Removes all personal lean for a truly neutral response

ULTRATHINK - Forces much longer and deeper reasoning before responding

/calibrate - Adjusts response style, depth, and tone to match exactly what you need

V2 - Rewrites its own answer as a better second version

/persona - Makes ChatGPT respond as any specific type of expert you describe

PREMORTEM - Pretends your plan already failed and works backward to explain why

/multiangle - Gives the same answer from three completely different perspectives

BRUTALHONEST - Removes all politeness filters for the harshest, most real answer

/adapt - Detects your knowledge level and matches the response to it

FINALANSWER - Commits to one definitive answer and refuses to hedge

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