Holy sh*t… once you learn advanced prompting, ChatGPT/Grok/Gemini feel like completely different AIs.
Here are 10 pro-level techniques (with templates) you can steal today:
Here are 10 pro-level techniques (with templates) you can steal today:
1. Role Assignment → Get Expert-Level Responses
Instead of asking: “Explain Bitcoin”
Ask:
👉 “You are a Stanford economics professor. Explain Bitcoin as if I’m a 12-year-old, then again as if I’m a hedge fund manager.”
Prompt:
You are [role]. Explain [topic] for [audience 1], then for [audience 2].
Instead of asking: “Explain Bitcoin”
Ask:
👉 “You are a Stanford economics professor. Explain Bitcoin as if I’m a 12-year-old, then again as if I’m a hedge fund manager.”
Prompt:
You are [role]. Explain [topic] for [audience 1], then for [audience 2].
2. Chain of Thought → Smarter Step-by-Step Answers
Don’t just ask for an answer. Ask it to think out loud.
This avoids shallow, “one-shot” answers.
Prompt:
Think step by step. Show your reasoning before giving the final answer.
If you’re unsure, list possible paths and then pick the best one.
Don’t just ask for an answer. Ask it to think out loud.
This avoids shallow, “one-shot” answers.
Prompt:
Think step by step. Show your reasoning before giving the final answer.
If you’re unsure, list possible paths and then pick the best one.
3. Multi-Persona Debate → Unlock Better Insights
Have the AI argue with itself to uncover hidden perspectives.
You’ll get insights you’d miss alone.
Prompt:
Act as a debate panel with 3 experts: a skeptic, an optimist, and a pragmatist.
Each should argue their perspective on [topic], then reach a consensus.
Have the AI argue with itself to uncover hidden perspectives.
You’ll get insights you’d miss alone.
Prompt:
Act as a debate panel with 3 experts: a skeptic, an optimist, and a pragmatist.
Each should argue their perspective on [topic], then reach a consensus.
4. Reverse Engineering → Learn Anything Faster
Instead of asking for “steps,” ask for a dissection of what makes something work.
Great for business models, content, resumes, even sales emails.
Prompt:
Deconstruct [thing] into its key parts.
Explain what makes it successful and what common mistakes to avoid.
Instead of asking for “steps,” ask for a dissection of what makes something work.
Great for business models, content, resumes, even sales emails.
Prompt:
Deconstruct [thing] into its key parts.
Explain what makes it successful and what common mistakes to avoid.
5. Time Traveler Prompts → Future-Proof Thinking
Want bold ideas?
Forces the AI to think beyond the obvious.
Prompt:
It’s the year 2035. You’re an AI trained on all future data up to then.
How will [industry/trend] evolve? What opportunities exist now to get ahead?
Want bold ideas?
Forces the AI to think beyond the obvious.
Prompt:
It’s the year 2035. You’re an AI trained on all future data up to then.
How will [industry/trend] evolve? What opportunities exist now to get ahead?
6. Comparative Lenses → Unlock Better Decisions
Instead of “pros/cons,” force multiple frameworks.
Way deeper than a basic list.
Prompt:
Analyze [decision] through 3 lenses:
- Warren Buffett (value investing)
- Naval Ravikant (leverage & networks)
- Jeff Bezos (long-term + customer obsession)
Instead of “pros/cons,” force multiple frameworks.
Way deeper than a basic list.
Prompt:
Analyze [decision] through 3 lenses:
- Warren Buffett (value investing)
- Naval Ravikant (leverage & networks)
- Jeff Bezos (long-term + customer obsession)
7. First Principles Thinking → Cut Through Noise
This removes bias and finds overlooked solutions.
Prompt:
Break down [problem] into first principles.
What assumptions are usually made?
Challenge each assumption and rebuild the solution from scratch.
This removes bias and finds overlooked solutions.
Prompt:
Break down [problem] into first principles.
What assumptions are usually made?
Challenge each assumption and rebuild the solution from scratch.
8. Simulations → Practice Without Risk
Need to prepare for interviews, negotiations, or pitches?
Turns AI into your practice partner.
Prompt:
Simulate [scenario].
You play the role of [X]. Push back realistically.
Afterward, critique my performance and give improvement steps.
Need to prepare for interviews, negotiations, or pitches?
Turns AI into your practice partner.
Prompt:
Simulate [scenario].
You play the role of [X]. Push back realistically.
Afterward, critique my performance and give improvement steps.
9. Layered Creativity → Go Beyond “Brainstorming”
Most people stop at idea generation.
This turns AI into a creativity multiplier.
Prompt:
Give me 10 creative ideas for [topic].
Now, for each idea, generate 3 variations (safer, bolder, and wild).
Then rank all by originality + practicality.
Most people stop at idea generation.
This turns AI into a creativity multiplier.
Prompt:
Give me 10 creative ideas for [topic].
Now, for each idea, generate 3 variations (safer, bolder, and wild).
Then rank all by originality + practicality.
10. Extreme Constraints → Trigger Breakthroughs
Creativity explodes under constraints.
AI thrives when you box it in.
Prompt:
Solve [problem], but with these rules:
- $0 budget
- Only 2 hours per week
- Must work for a 10-year-old and a 70-year-old
Creativity explodes under constraints.
AI thrives when you box it in.
Prompt:
Solve [problem], but with these rules:
- $0 budget
- Only 2 hours per week
- Must work for a 10-year-old and a 70-year-old
These 10 techniques transform AI from a toy into a true collaborator.
Beginner = “write me an essay.”
Advanced = “simulate, compare, deconstruct, role-play, forecast.”
Beginner = “write me an essay.”
Advanced = “simulate, compare, deconstruct, role-play, forecast.”
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