10 ChatGPT prompts so powerful and useful, they feel illegal to use:
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1. Learn anything from a 20-year expert even if you're clueless
"Pretend you are an expert with 20 years of experience in {industry/topic}. Break down the core principles a total beginner must understand. Use analogies, step-by-step logic, and simplify everything like I’m 5."
2. Brutally honest thought partner to sharpen your thinking
"Act as my personal thought partner. I’ll describe {my idea/problem}, and I want you to question every assumption, point out blind spots, and help me evolve it into something 10x better."
3. Copywriting that actually converts
"You're a world-class copywriter. Rewrite this {landing page/sales pitch/email} to convert better. Make it punchy, concise, and persuasive. Use proven frameworks like PAS or AIDA. Here’s the original: {paste it}."
4. Psychoanalyze yourself like a Nobel psychologist would
"Act like a Nobel-winning psychologist. Analyze my behavior pattern: {describe it}. What’s likely causing it? What mindset shifts, habits, or actions would help me overcome it?"
5. Startup roadmap from idea to $10k revenue
"Be my startup mentor. I have this idea: {idea}. Help me refine it, validate the market, uncover monetization options, and outline a roadmap from MVP to first $10k in revenue."
6. Learn hard topics like you're 10 and actually remember them
"Teach me {any complex skill or topic} like I’m 10 years old. Use simple language, metaphors, and examples. After each explanation, quiz me to check my understanding and reinforce learning."
7. Turn rough notes into viral content
"You’re my ghostwriter. Turn this rough bullet outline into a high-impact {LinkedIn post / Twitter thread / Medium article}. Keep it engaging, clear, and tailored to {target audience}. Here’s my outline: {insert}"
8. Life stuck? Get uncomfortable truths + a real plan
"Act like my life coach. I feel stuck because {describe situation}. Ask me 5 uncomfortable questions to uncover the root issue. Then give me a brutally honest action plan to move forward."
9. Investor-style teardown of your startup idea
"You’re a brutally honest investor. Pitch: {insert startup idea}. Tear it apart. What’s flawed? What’s promising? What’s missing? Rate it on market, product, and founder fit. No fluff just real feedback."
10. A 30-day action plan to achieve any goal
"I need a personal strategy. Goal: {your goal}. Give me a 30-day plan. Break it down by week. Include specific actions, milestones, and habits. Make it realistic but challenging enough to grow."
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Everyones using ChatGPT for content writing. Meanwhile Claude is quietly outperforming it on every platform.
I switched 3 months ago and my engagement jumped 340% across all socials.
The secret isnt Claude itself. Its the 10 prompts that make it write like an actual human, not a corporate robot.
Here they are: 🧵
1. The Coffee Shop Test
Prompt:
"Write this like you're explaining it to a friend over coffee. No marketing speak. No corporate jargon. Just straight talk about [topic]. If it sounds like a LinkedIn post, rewrite it."
Claude actually gets this. ChatGPT still sounds like it's pitching a SaaS product.
2. Voice Finder
Prompt:
"Give me 5 different ways to say this same idea. Make each one sound like a different person wrote it - one cynical, one excited, one skeptical, one matter-of-fact, one surprised."
This is how I find MY voice. Pick the version that feels most natural, then Claude refines it.
After 2 years of using AI for research, I can say these tools have revolutionized my workflow.
So here are 15 prompts across Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, and Perplexity that transformed my research (and could do the same for you):
1/ LITERATURE REVIEW → Claude Sonnet 4.5
"Analyze these 30 papers on [TOPIC]. Find contradictions, research gaps, and emerging debates. Prioritize findings that challenge consensus."
Why Claude: 200K context window = reads entire papers, not just abstracts.
2/ RESEARCH QUESTION REFINEMENT → ChatGPT 4o
"My broad interest: [TOPIC]. Generate 10 falsifiable research questions. For each: explain methodology, expected contribution, and why current literature can't answer it."
Why 4o: Extended reasoning catches scope creep and logical gaps.
After spending $5,000 on prompt engineering courses, I realized they're all teaching outdated techniques.
Here are 6 powerful prompts that actually matter in 2026 (copy & paste into Grok, Claude, or ChatGPT):
1. Deep researcher
Prompt:
"I'm researching [topic]. First, break down this topic into 5 key questions that experts would ask. Then for each question: 1) Provide the mainstream view with specific examples, 2) Identify 2-3 contrarian perspectives that challenge this view, 3) Explain what data or evidence would prove each side right. Finally, synthesize this into a framework I can use to evaluate new information on this topic."
This structures your entire research process upfront. I used this to write a market analysis that landed a $50k client.
2. The content mutation engine
Prompt:
"Here's my core idea: [paste idea]. Transform this into 10 different formats: 1) A contrarian Twitter thread that challenges conventional wisdom, 2) A case study showing how someone failed by ignoring this, 3) A data-driven LinkedIn post with specific numbers, 4) A 'day in the life' story format, 5) A debate between two experts who disagree, 6) A historical parallel from a different industry, 7) A prediction about what happens in 12 months if people ignore this, 8) A beginner's mistake breakdown, 9) A tool/framework people can copy-paste, 10) A personal confession about when I got this wrong."
Content creators burn out creating from scratch daily.
One idea becomes 10 pieces of content. My engagement went up 290% when I stopped chasing new ideas and started mutating existing ones.