Welcome to this beginner's guide on using ChatGPT for everyday personal tasks.

Whether you need to draft emails, plan vacations, summarize texts, or find answers to questions, ChatGPT can make your life easier.

This tutorial will introduce you to the various ways you can use ChatGPT and show you how to set it up and interact with it effectively.

Interacting with ChatGPT

Using ChatGPT is simple.

Once you’re logged in, just type your question or request in the input field and hit send. ChatGPT will respond quickly, often in a way that feels like you’re talking to a human. When you write your prompts (messages to ChatGPT), be clear and specific.

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Writing Assistance

You can ask ChatGPT to help you write or edit text.

For instance, an email invitation for the birthday party of your cat!

Prompt:

Compose an email invitation for my cat's 15th birthday at the white house. Mention the party starts at 6 PM but since the President will go to bed early they will have to be quiet at 11pm.

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Can you improve this sentence so it sounds more professional? '[Insert sentence here]'

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Generate five ideas for a short story about two lezards and a bee.

Travel Recommendations

You can use ChatGPT to plan unique trips based on your preferences and budget.

While these travel recommandations are mostly accurate and relevant in terms of places to visit and general advices, you should always take prices with a grain of salt.

Prompt:

Help me plan a solo hiking trip for a week this summer in France, with a budget of around $1,000, including flights and accommodation.

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Answering Questions

ChatGPT can provide detailed explanations on a wide array of topics, such as:

What are the primary differences between fusion and fission?

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Explain how to make glass in a few key points

Summarizing Text

ChatGPT is extremely efficient at summarizing articles. It's a use case we'd recommend, as AI rarely disappoints here. I personnally use it all the time to make Techpresso.

Prompt:

Recap this article in 3 bullet points of one sentence each: [insert copied text]

Simplifying Concepts

Request explanations of complex topics in simple terms.

You can modulate the level of complexity of the answer by using grade levels. For example, ask for a summary "as if I were in primary school" for a very simplistic result, and "as if I were in a master's degree at university" for a more technical and detailed result. Is the summary too technical? Replace the part "as if I were in a master's degree at university" with "as if I were an undergraduate". This should decrease the level of complexity.

Prompt:

Explain machine learning in simple terms, assuming I’m in primary school with no prior knowledge of the subject.

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Translation

ChatGPT can translate text into various languages. For this usecase, I would still advise you to use a service like Deepl or Google Translate, because, through experience, they understand contexts better and can render them more accurately.

Prompt:

Translate this sentence into Greek: 'Where is the nearest temple?'

Tips for Efficient Use

To maximize your interactions with ChatGPT, remember these best practices:

• Be as clear and specific as possible with your prompts. Too complex? Ask to explain as if you were a teenager.
• Break down complex tasks into simpler, more specific questions. ChatGPT struggles to optimally handle multiple simultaneous requests. For best results, ask your questions one after the other!
• Provide adequate context or background information for more tailored responses. ChatGPT is like a person: the better it knows the context, the more appropriate its response will be. So always specify the context in your prompts to guide the desired responses.

With these guidelines, you’re set to explore the multitude of ways ChatGPT can assist you in your everyday life. The more you use it, the more you’ll discover its vast potential to simplify tasks, provide information, and even inspire creativity in your daily routines. Happy exploring!

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