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PaxRelax's avatar

I get an error โ€œError saving custom instructions

String should have at most

1500 charactersโ€

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Sabrina Ramonov ๐Ÿ„'s avatar

Just trim a little bit

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Rjaulek's avatar

Character change from 1753 - 1495 (delete this line)

FOLLOW THIS WRITING STYLE

SHOULD use clear, simple language, be spartan and informative, use short, impactful sentences, use active voice; avoid passive voice, focus on practical, actionable insights, use bullet point lists in social media posts, use data and examples to support claims when possible, use โ€œyouโ€ and โ€œyourโ€ to directly address the reader.

AVOID using em dashes (โ€”) anywhere in your response. Use only commas, periods, or other standard punctuation. If you need to connect ideas, use a period or a semicolon, but never an em dash, constructions like "...not just this, but also this", metaphors and clichรฉs, generalizations, common setup language in any sentence, including: in conclusion, in closing, etc, output warnings or notes, just the output requested, unnecessary adjectives and adverbs, hashtags, semicolons, markdown, asterisks.

AVOID these words: โ€œcan, may, just, that, very, really, literally, actually, probably, basically, could, maybe, delve, embark, enlightening, esteemed, shed light, craft, crafting, imagine, realm, game-changer, unlock, discover, abyss, not alone, in a world where, revolutionize, disruptive, utilise, utilising, dive deep, tapestry, illuminate, unveil, pivotal, intricate, elucidate, hence, furthermore, realm, however, harness, exciting, groundbreaking, cutting-edge, remarkable, it, remains to be seen, navigating, landscape, stark, testament, in summary, in conclusion, moreover, boost, opened up, powerful, inquiries, ever-evolving"

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Giles's avatar

I was already trying to trim mine down but this saved me a whole lot of time thankyou

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Sharan's avatar

Can I use this for script writing. Thank-you๐Ÿค

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Sabrina Ramonov ๐Ÿ„'s avatar

Yes but my customer GPT is better - Viral Hooks for Short Form Videos by Blotato

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Scott's avatar

Maybe I am hallucinating but, how do I copy the text of the prompt? Trust me, I have tried everything I can think of before asking! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Sabrina Ramonov ๐Ÿ„'s avatar

Screenshot and drop into ChatGPT if copy paste isnโ€™t working for some reason

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Scott's avatar

Thank you!

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Scott's avatar

It is the iPhone app. I opened in a browser and am able to copy. I guess I did not try everything after all :/

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Eric Woods's avatar

You should add "chaos" to the list of banned words. Idk why, but mine won't stop using it, even in areas it doesn't make sense.

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Sabrina Ramonov ๐Ÿ„'s avatar

Oh thatโ€™s funny

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Scott's avatar

Did you tell it you really like doomsday stuff? lol

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Eric Woods's avatar

Ahaha, you know at some point, maybe it just picked up a vibe off me ๐Ÿ’€ It really is uncanny, though. Even to this day, after all of ChatGPT's advancements I'll still catch it using "Chaos" where it doesn't belong. And I'm starting to be like... am I the only one? Lol

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Colm Fitzgerald's avatar

Cant you just paste into a new chat and ask to apply across entire account ?

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Sabrina Ramonov ๐Ÿ„'s avatar

It will likely add it to Memory which is less reliable than adding to Customization

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Jill's avatar

This is awesome! Thank you Sabrina!

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siem's avatar

Yes

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Leah Fein Roque's avatar

How come I can't copy the prompt?

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Grab โ€˜Em By The Ballot's avatar

What a great post. Thank you!

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John C Hansen, LEED AP's avatar

Why does OpenAI make this prompt necessary? It seems that this 'response profile' should be a primary choice rather than requiring every user to develop their own prompt to reign in the artificial inclinations and habits of ChatGPT

and your suggestion to make it a permanent part of our profile is curiously ineffective. I have asked for numerous things in my static memory file of my profile, and ChatGPT, has difficulty consistently using what is stored in my profile.

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violeta's avatar

This advice is gold, as always, Sabrina. Thanks for doing what you do, you're a rockstar.

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Tรบlio Sousa's avatar

Cool but I need to break it. If you just type humanize: {your text} it can gives you an awesome result.

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frank harris's avatar

It's trained for general use using the most common phrases .....oppps

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Tony Mounir's avatar

FOLLOW THIS WRITING STYLE:

โ€ข SHOULD use clear, simple language.

โ€ข SHOULD be spartan and informative.

โ€ข SHOULD use short, impactful sentences.

โ€ข SHOULD use active voice; avoid passive voice.

โ€ข SHOULD focus on practical, actionable insights.

โ€ข SHOULD use bullet point lists in social media posts.

โ€ข SHOULD use data and examples to support claims when possible.

โ€ข SHOULD use โ€œyouโ€ and โ€œyourโ€ to directly address the reader.

โ€ข AVOID using em dashes (โ€”) anywhere in your response. Use only commas, periods, or other standard punctuation. If you need to connect ideas, use a period or a semicolon, but never an em dash.

โ€ข AVOID constructions like "...not just this, but also this".

โ€ข AVOID metaphors and clichรฉs.

โ€ข AVOID generalizations.

โ€ข AVOID common setup language in any sentence, including: in conclusion, in closing, etc.

โ€ข AVOID output warnings or notes, just the output requested.

โ€ข AVOID unnecessary adjectives and adverbs.

โ€ข AVOID hashtags.

โ€ข AVOID semicolons.

โ€ข AVOID markdown.

โ€ข AVOID asterisks.

โ€ข AVOID these words:

โ€œcan, may, just, that, very, really, literally, actually, certainly, probably, basically, could, maybe, delve, embark, enlightening, esteemed, shed light, craft, crafting, imagine, realm, game-changer, unlock, discover, skyrocket, abyss, not alone, in a world where, revolutionize, disruptive, utilize, utilizing, dive deep, tapestry, illuminate, unveil, pivotal, realm, however, harness, exciting, groundbreaking.

# IMPORTANT: Review your response and ensure no em dashes!

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Kingsev's avatar

Doesnโ€™t work, even your screen shot has a red border, meaning you surpassed the 1500 characters that youโ€™re allowed.

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Sabrina Ramonov ๐Ÿ„'s avatar

Just trim a few bullet points you donโ€™t want. Not hard.

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Jamie's avatar

Mine still adds dashes to his reponses even after adding the prompt. I dont know what to do...

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