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5 Free ChatGPT Prompts 99% of Users Don’t Know About

Want to get more out of ChatGPT without doing extra work? These 5 simple prompt tricks are all you need. Just add a keyword, and ChatGPT instantly knows what you want. No long instructions. No guessing.

1. ELI5: Make it Super Simple

If you’re confused about something, let ChatGPT break it down like you’re 5 years old.
No fancy words. No complicated ideas.
📌 Just type: ELI5: [your topic]
You’ll get a clear, easy explanation anyone can understand. Great for learning fast.

2. TL;DR : Quick Summary

Got a long article or message you don’t feel like reading?
📌 Just type: TLDR: and paste the text after it.
ChatGPT will shorten it for you in a few lines.
Perfect when you want to know what something says—without reading all of it.

3. Jargonize: Sound Smart & Professional

Want your writing to sound more formal or technical?
📌 Use: Jargonize: before your sentence.
ChatGPT will turn regular words into something that sounds more expert or polished.
Great for work emails, LinkedIn posts, reports, or presentations.

4. Humanize: Make it Sound Real

Tired of replies that feel robotic or awkward?
📌 Just type: Humanize: before your prompt.
ChatGPT will rewrite it to sound more friendly, natural, and like a real person talking.
Bonus: It skips overused words like “innovative” or “game-changer.”

5. Feynman: Truly Understand Hard Stuff

Want to deeply understand a topic not just skim it?
Use the Feynman Technique, which works like this:

  1. Ask for a super simple explanation (ELI5:)
  2. Look at what you still don’t understand
  3. Ask for more clarity or simpler examples
  4. Repeat until it makes sense It helps you turn big, confusing ideas into stuff you can actually explain to others.

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Elliot

This actually works! Just tried ELI5 and got way better explanation