Each code below changes how ChatGPT responds by forcing a specific mode, format, or reasoning pattern. Here are 100 more shortcuts organized into ten categories.
Writing & Clarity
CONCISE - Strips the answer to the shortest version with zero filler /tighten - Removes weak words and makes every sentence hit harder /bold - Makes writing confident and assertive with no hedging /storytell - Turns dry information into an engaging story PUNCHLINE - Ends every point with a strong memorable line /rhythm - Varies sentence length for natural reading flow /cut - Removes the bottom 50% of least important content PLAIN - Rewrites using only common everyday words /emotive - Adds emotional weight to flat factual writing /sharpen - Makes vague language specific and precise
Analysis & Decisions
STEELMAN - Argues the strongest version of your idea ASSUMPTIONS - Lists every hidden assumption in the answer RANK - Rates every option and tells you the single best one DEVILSADVOCATE - Takes the opposing side and pokes holes in it RISK - Surfaces every way this could go wrong FORECAST - Maps the three most likely outcomes MATRIX - Plots options on a two-by-two grid TRADEOFF - Shows exactly what you gain and lose with each option WEIGHTED - Scores each option across criteria with weighted totals VERDICT - Stops listing options and picks one definitively
Productivity & Output
CHECKLIST - Turns any answer into a step-by-step checklist SUMMARIZE - Compresses any long answer into just key points GAPS - Tells you important things you forgot to ask BATCH - Groups related tasks to knock out at once PRIORITIZE - Sorts everything by actual importance DELEGATE - Rewrites any task so someone else could do it SOP - Turns the response into a reusable standard procedure TEMPLATE - Converts the answer into a fill-in-the-blank template ACTIONITEMS - Pulls every to-do out of a long response NEXTMOVE - Skips explanation and tells you the single next thing to do
Thinking & Reasoning
5WHY - Asks why five times to dig to the root cause /inversion - Solves by thinking about guaranteed failure and doing the opposite CONSEQUENCEMAP - Maps second and third order effects of any decision /thesis - States one clear argument and builds around proving it FALSIFY - Tries to disprove its own answer to test if it holds /reductio - Takes an idea to its logical extreme to test it CONTRARIAN - Takes the opposite position of the mainstream view SYNTHESIS - Combines two opposing ideas into a new third option DILEMMA - Frames the problem as a genuine tradeoff ROOTCAUSE - Digs past symptoms to find the single underlying problem
Persuasion & Communication
OBJECTIONS - Lists every reason someone would say no and builds responses /frame - Changes how information is positioned to shift perception /pitch - Structures the message like a tight 60-second pitch /convince - Rewrites using the most persuasive argument structure EMPATHY - Leads with the audience's emotions and concerns first /proof - Backs every claim with evidence or data ELEVATOR - Compresses any idea into a 30-second elevator pitch REBUTTAL - Builds a point-by-point response to every counterargument /spin - Reframes a negative situation as a positive opportunity PERSUADE - Restructures using proven psychological persuasion principles
Research & Exploration
/verify - Checks every claim and flags anything not confident EVIDENCEBASED - Only includes information backed by data or research /cite - Adds a source reference after every factual statement DEEPRESEARCH - Goes far beyond the surface with multi-angle investigation /scan - Quickly surveys a topic and gives the full landscape BENCHMARK - Compares performance against industry standards TRENDWATCH - Identifies what is changing now and where it is heading CASESTUDY - Finds a real-world example that proves or disproves the point /origins - Traces an idea back to where it originally came from DATAONLY - Strips all opinion and only gives raw facts and numbers
Content & Creative
HEADLINE - Generates ten headline options ranked by click potential /opener - Writes five different opening lines and picks the strongest CTA - Creates multiple call-to-action options for any content /storyline - Plans the full narrative arc before writing a word REPURPOSE - Takes one piece of content and turns it into five formats EMAILSUBJECT - Generates high-open-rate subject line options for any email /monologue - Writes the response as a spoken monologue ready for video LISTICLE - Structures any topic as a numbered list article /twist - Adds an unexpected turn to make content stand out SERIES - Breaks one big topic into a planned multi-part series
Strategy & Business
MOAT - Identifies what makes something defensible and hard to copy FLYWHEEL - Maps a self-reinforcing growth loop POSITIONING - Defines how to own a specific category or niche MONETIZE - Finds every realistic way to turn something into revenue PIPELINE - Builds a full funnel from first touch to final conversion COMPETITOR - Analyzes competitors and finds the gap they are missing PRICING - Breaks down the best pricing strategy with reasoning RETENTION - Identifies why people leave and how to make them stay GROWTH - Finds the fastest path to scale with the least resources UNFAIR - Identifies your single biggest unfair advantage
Frameworks & Models
AIDA - Attention, interest, desire, action for persuasion PAS - Problem, agitation, solution to make the reader feel the pain BAB - Before, after, bridge so the transformation is obvious STAR - Situation, task, action, result RICE - Scores ideas by reach, impact, confidence, and effort MECE - Breaks a topic into categories that do not overlap and cover everything SMART - Turns vague goals into specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timebound targets SCQA - Situation, complication, question, answer BLUF - Bottom line up front before any explanation ERRC - What to eliminate, reduce, raise, and create in any strategy
Power Commands
/unbiased - Removes all personal lean for a truly neutral response ULTRATHINK - Forces much longer and deeper reasoning before responding /calibrate - Adjusts response style, depth, and tone to match exactly what you need V2 - Rewrites its own answer as a better second version /persona - Makes ChatGPT respond as any specific type of expert you describe PREMORTEM - Pretends your plan already failed and works backward to explain why /multiangle - Gives the same answer from three completely different perspectives BRUTALHONEST - Removes all politeness filters for the harshest, most real answer /adapt - Detects your knowledge level and matches the response to it FINALANSWER - Commits to one definitive answer and refuses to hedge
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