5 ChatGPT Prompts That Will Instantly Transform Your Life

I started using ChatGPT like all of you.

When ChatGPT launched, I was curious but skeptical. Initially, it felt predictable, useful mainly for debugging code (I’m a developer) . But while I was having fun, ChatGPT was growing. I could read one book in a week; it could read millions. And today, it’s one of the biggest encyclopedias in the world.

Yet, this much knowledge is difficult to address. Many times, it will guess your answer. But you must share a detailed context if you need something specific. And, with enough context, it could help you fix your life, one chat at a time.

Currently, I have over 300 chats on ChatGPT. I deleted most of them, but these are important.

• I use it to plan new projects and software architectures.
• I use it to improve my life.
• I use it to brainstorm ideas and analyze my articles' performance.
• I am also using it to create my first board game with my girlfriend.

It became my low-cost assistant. And today, I want to share a few of my most impactful chats with it.

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I started to think about my finances before I even got my first salary. And when I did, a good chunk went into my first investment fund. I knew the importance of compound interest — the earlier you start, the better. So, I started as early as I could.

But the problem with starting early is that you make a lot of mistakes. So I made them. I invested in a service that took 1% of my total investment a month. In the beginning, that wasn’t a lot. But I kept investing, and it became a lot.

So, how did I fix my finances? ChatGPT did it for me. It was enough to share my money allocation , and it told me how much potential I was wasting. Also, it shared a 10-week plan to improve my situation, with tasks for each week.

Do you want to try it? Here’s the prompt I used.

I used to spend hours reading about my dreams and how I could achieve them. When I started writing, I read countless articles on writing, editing, and promoting. But I had a hard time practicing what I read.

The same happened to all my dreams. When I wanted something, I searched for how-to guides and suggestions. But I never followed those lessons.

With ChatGPT, it felt different. The steps were the same, but I could change them in real-time and customize them according to my needs. Here’s the prompt I use to set up all my dreams. Then, I usually create a project or a custom GPT with all the data inside this chat so I can use it to ask further questions.

In the last few weeks, I had to prepare for a technical interview for a big project. Usually, this isn’t a problem. But this time it’s different because I know it will define my career.

I want to go there with confidence. I want to master all the things I know. So, I used ChatGPT as a studying buddy — and it was great.

Two weeks ago, I set it up. I gave it a list of topics I needed to review, and we started, one topic at a time. But what surprised me the most was its ability to understand my situation. I didn’t ask, but it provided tips and best practices I should share with my interviewer to make a good impression.

Here’s the prompt I used.

Streaks are the key to any habit. But keeping a streak is challenging.

At first, you are excited about your new habit. If it’s something new, you may want to do it every day. And you may keep your streak for a few days. But there’s a threshold in any habit when most people quit.

It’s not something you decide to do. It just happens.

You skip one day. No big deal, you think. Then you skip again, and again. Soon, you realize you’re off track — but you lack a clear plan to recover.

But that’s where ChatGPT shines — it can help you recover from negative streaks and spot challenges in time.

How many times have you made a decision based on your guts?

Sometimes it works. Most times, it sucks.

But you don’t have to do that anymore. With ChatGPT, you can build a decision-maker that can compare anything from ideas to products.

I use it at work when I need to build a new software architecture. Usually, every new project has requirements I may have never seen before. So, I always start a new decision-maker chat and ask it to compare my architectures. Most times, I will come up with a mixed solution that works better.

Here’s the prompt:

We entered the AI era, but nobody taught us how to use it. We prompt ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude every day. But do we ask the right questions?

Asking ChatGPT the altitude of Mount Everest is not a clever way of using it. It may have been a few months ago, but not anymore. Now, AI can think of complex solutions. It doesn’t give generic answers anymore — it has become specific.

Personal finance, self-improvement, habit building — it can help you with everything. Type the right prompt, and it may change your life.

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