I'm 33. I am obsessed with ChatGPT. So I spent 1,000+ hours studying prompt-engineering. Here are 10 secret prompt hacks only top 1% of power users know that will push ChatGPT to 200% (no. 7 will blow your mind):
1. Active Leveling Train ChatGPT to think in layers: • Level 1: Start with a simple question • Level 2: Ask for improved answers based on level 1 • Level 3: Push for most unique ideas building on level 2 Best for: Brainstorming ideas, products, content.
2. Tree of Thought GPT tests ideas step-by-step to find the best one. 1. Generate 3 ideas 2. Evaluate pros and cons 3. Pick the best one 4. Generate 2 more ideas 5. Repeat steps 2 - 4 multiple times Best for: Solving hard problems and refining strategies.
3. Time Travel GPT thinks clearer when it answers from the future. 1. Pick a future moment 2. Set the context 3. Ask what led to success or failure 4. Extract key lessons or steps Best for: Vision, reflection, strategic thinking.
4. Inversion Ask what to avoid — then flip it: 1. Ask for the worst way to solve the problem 2. List common mistakes, failures, bad advice 3. Flip each into a best practice 4. Build your solution from the opposites Best for: Spotting blind spots and avoiding dumb moves.
5. Ask-Then-Act Let GPT ask you questions before it takes action: 1. Give GPT a role and a task 2. Ask it to start with 5 sharp questions 3. Answer the questions Best for: Personalized strategies and tailored content.
6. Synthetic Thinking Blend multiple perspectives to find original ideas: 1. Pick 2 opposing roles or mindsets 2. Answer from each lens 3. Combine insights 4. Extract the most unique angle Best for: Creative breakthroughs and fresh strategies.
7. Externalization Prompts Turn your expertise into assets: 1. GPT interviews you 2. Turns answers into frameworks or templates 3. You package it as content or product Best for: Turning your knowledge into monetizable assets.
8. Principle-Based Reasoning Force GPT to reason from first principles. 1. Ignore best practices 2. Break the problem into fundamentals 3. Rebuild from scratch 4. Compare with common approaches Best for: Clear thinking and bold strategies.
9 "Asking for a friend" GPT is too nice when feedback is about you. Make it about someone else: 1. Paste your content 2. Say it’s from a client or friend 3. Ask for honest, brutal feedback 4. Apply the feedback to your work Best for: Getting unfiltered feedback.
10. Belief Excavation Use GPT to uncover your operating system: 1. Ask GPT to interview you 2. Answer honestly about your thoughts on success, money, failure, etc. 3. Let GPT reflect patterns, limiting beliefs, and blind spots Best for: Self-awareness, clarity, mindset shifts.
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@GasperCrepinsek my only complain is how friendly GPT is but the “asking for a friend” prompt is fkn genius, haha 1st principles is also fire will use thanks
@UrbanGibon The only way how to get ChatGPT to be "honest" instead of telling you exactly what you want to hear.
@GasperCrepinsek This is such incredibly valuable information. I'll make sure to try each one tomorrow at work. I have a question tho, bro. In the Tree of Thought method, when it says "Evaluate pros and cons", is that something I should do myself, or should I instruct the AI to do it?
@heywayden Thank you wayden. Much appreciated. This should be done fully with AI. You are pushing it to challenge its own thinking.
@GasperCrepinsek Great thread, but I have a question? Can I push the active leveling just to level 3, or can it go to higher levels too, while keeping the original idea in mind?
@Timo_Mason Thank you brother Timo. You can use it to whatever level you like (e..g, 100+). I have found that after level 3-4 the results become SUPER far fetched haha. But try it and let me know how it goes (works well for brainstorming new product ideas).
@MindMatterr Much appreciated, brother.
@GasperCrepinsek Amazing
@TBusinessaholic Thank you my friend. LFG.
@GasperCrepinsek Well said
@AlexThinkBright Thank you Alex. Your support always means the world to me :)
@GasperCrepinsek Thank you for this
@PreneursCircle Thank you for sharing my friend. Much appreciated.
@GasperCrepinsek Awesome post
@busines_corner Thank you very much. Always trying my best :)
@GasperCrepinsek Awesome
@BizMindful Thank you BM :) let's goooooo.












