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Teach AI how to respond

Add custom instructions to make AI more objective, concise, and useful.

Before we build our advisor, let’s fix some of AI’s annoying traits like long-winded answers, slop, and a desire to agree with whatever you’re saying.

1. Add my custom instructions

Custom Instructions field in ChatGPT Personalization settings

In the ChatGPT desktop app, go to Settings → Personalization and paste in these Custom Instructions. If you’re using the Claude desktop app, go to Settings → Account and paste the same:

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