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    Maverick's ChatGPT Secret Codes: 100 Prompt Shortcuts

    100 slash commands and shortcut codes organized by category - writing, learning, brainstorming, analysis, coding, and more.

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    Each code below changes how ChatGPT responds by forcing a specific mode, format, or reasoning pattern. Here are all 100, organized by category.

    Core Writing & Style

    Prompt 1 · Copy & paste
    /human    - Rewrites text so it sounds natural, not robotic
    /rewrite  - Rephrases while keeping the core meaning
    /improve  - Upgrades clarity, flow, and overall quality
    /shorten  - Condenses into a tighter version
    /expand   - Adds detail, depth, and supporting context
    /simplify - Makes text easier to understand with plainer language
    /formal   - Changes tone to professional
    /casual   - Changes tone to relaxed and conversational

    Explanation Levels

    Prompt 2 · Copy & paste
    ELI5           - Explains like you're 5
    EL10           - Simple with slightly more depth
    EL15           - Basic teen level with moderate detail
    ELICollege     - Academic depth and rigor
    ELIPhD         - Highly advanced and technical
    /analogies     - Explains using comparisons to familiar things
    /deep          - More detailed and layered explanation
    /why           - Focuses on the reason or mechanism behind something
    /firstprinciples - Breaks down to fundamental truths

    Formatting & Output

    Prompt 3 · Copy & paste
    TLDR       - Shortest useful summary
    BULLETS    - Turns output into bullet points
    TABLE      - Formats as a table for comparison
    CHECKLIST  - Converts to an actionable checklist
    STEPS      - Turns into a step-by-step process
    /outline   - Organizes into a structured outline
    /summary   - Concise summary of main points
    /keypoints - Pulls out only the most important takeaways

    Learning & Study

    Prompt 4 · Copy & paste
    QUIZME         - Creates quiz questions from the material
    FLASHCARDS     - Turns material into flashcard-style Q&A
    TESTME         - Tests understanding with questions
    SOCRATIC       - Teaches by asking guided questions
    /socratic      - Switches to question-led teaching style
    FEYNMAN        - Explains as simply as possible for true understanding
    MISCONCEPTIONS - Lists common misunderstandings about a topic
    TIMELINE       - Organizes into chronological order
    /teachme       - Frames the response as a lesson

    Brainstorming & Ideas

    Prompt 5 · Copy & paste
    IDEAS10        - Generates 10 ideas around a topic
    ALT3           - Provides 3 different alternatives
    HOOKS10        - Generates 10 hook ideas for content
    HOOK10         - Creates 10 short hook options for testing
    IDEAGEN        - Produces a wider spread of idea directions
    SCAMPER        - Uses the SCAMPER creativity framework
    REMIX          - Combines two concepts into a new hybrid idea
    /brainstorm100 - Pushes for a massive batch of ideas
    /viralhooks    - Generates hooks designed to grab attention fast

    Analysis & Decision Making

    Prompt 6 · Copy & paste
    PROSCONS         - Lists advantages and disadvantages
    SWOT             - Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
    COMPARE          - Compares two or more options side by side
    /assumptions     - Identifies hidden assumptions in a claim
    /counter         - Generates the strongest counterargument
    /debate          - Explores both sides in a balanced way
    /steelman        - Builds the strongest version of an opposing argument
    /devilsadvocate  - Challenges your idea by arguing against it
    RISKMAP          - Identifies key risks in a plan
    SECONDORDER      - Looks beyond first effects to later consequences
    REDTEAM          - Critiques aggressively to expose weaknesses
    DECIDE           - Creates a structured decision framework
    PARETO           - Finds the small actions that drive most results

    Advanced Thinking Systems

    Prompt 7 · Copy & paste
    DELTR              - Decompose, evaluate, limit, transform, rebuild
    OODA               - Observe, orient, decide, act
    KILLCRITIC         - Forces blunt critique focused on flaws
    PARADOX            - Looks for contradictions inside an idea
    LENSSTACK          - Examines a topic through multiple perspectives
    X10THINK           - Think 10x more deeply before answering
    HIDDENASSUMPTIONS  - Surfaces assumptions easy to miss
    FRACTAL            - Explores by zooming in and out across levels
    BLACKSWAN          - Focus on rare but high-impact possibilities
    REVERSEENGINEER    - Works backward to infer how something functions
    SIGNALVSNOISE      - Separates useful info from distractions
    HYPOTHESISGEN      - Generates multiple explanations for an observation
    SYSTEMMAP          - Maps actors, forces, and relationships in a system
    META               - Examines the framing of the question itself

    Creative & Content

    Prompt 8 · Copy & paste
    /simulate      - Simulates a scenario, conversation, or role-play
    /predict       - Projects likely future outcomes
    /futurehistory - Describes the future as if already remembered
    /reverse       - Works backward by describing failure first, then inverting
    SCRIPT         - Formats output like a script for video or dialogue
    THREAD         - Structures response like a social media thread
    /storymode     - Shifts the answer into a narrative-driven style

    Coding

    Prompt 9 · Copy & paste
    DEBUG       - Finds likely bugs or errors in code
    EXPLAINCODE - Explains what code is doing in plain language
    OPTIMIZE    - Improves code for speed, efficiency, or cleanliness

    Utility & Power Commands

    Prompt 10 · Copy & paste
    /convert        - Converts content from one format to another
    /translate      - Translates text into another language
    /tonechange     - Changes the emotional or stylistic tone
    /examples       - Adds examples to make the idea easier to grasp
    /usecases       - Lists practical situations where the idea applies
    /breakdown      - Splits a complex topic into smaller parts
    /stepbystep     - Forces a sequential process
    /insights       - Pulls out notable observations or patterns
    /clarify        - Clears up ambiguity, makes meaning more precise
    /expandideas    - Takes a rough idea and develops it further
    /compress       - Shrinks content while preserving the main message
    /reframe        - Presents the same idea from a different angle
    /coach          - Frames answer as guidance from a coach or mentor
    /critique       - Reviews work and points out what needs improvement
    /improvehooks   - Refines hooks to make them more compelling
    /systemrewrite  - Rewrites text to feel more structured and systemized
    /autoprompt     - Generates a better prompt from a rough request
    /godmode        - Pushes for a more assertive and comprehensive response

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