15 Rarely Used Ways to Get Extraordinary Value from ChatGPT

In January 2025, I was a brand new to AI and knew literally zero, other than I was vaguely scared of it!

One day, I had this deeper level insight, and I decided to ask ChatGPT a question. I wanted to find out from ChatGPT itself 15 deeper level ways someone could interact with it to get the most out of the tool. And here are the responses I got back from ChatGPT itself.

Copy and paste from below. I organized it with the prompt first inside quotes, and then the explanation of why it is useful.

**But first! Be sure to give ChatGPT (or Gemini or whatever tool you’re using) a summary of yourself, your interests that relate to your queries, and the background on why you’re using it so that it can provide the best information for you**

Prompts:

“Compress my thought into one clear sentence before we expand it.” Streamlines your thought process.
“Let’s co-design the perfect prompt step by step.”Prompt chaining always beats one giant question.
“Simulate a round-table between experts debating this idea.” You’ll get diverse, high-level perspectives in seconds.
“Improve this but keep it under 120 words, professional tone, 9th-grade reading level.” Specific constraints = powerful output.
“Explain my concept back to me as if pitching it to an investor.” You’ll instantly spot where your message is unclear.
“Check this argument for logical gaps or circular reasoning.” Better thinking, not just better writing.
“Give me two conflicting but plausible strategies — one bold, one cautious.” Creative tension sparks real insight.
“Reverse engineer what kind of prompt would have produced this result.” Learn how to think like a power user.
“Critique your own answer as a domain expert looking for flaws.” A built-in second draft — faster than editing.
“Act as a hybrid of a behavioral economist, brand storyteller, and UX writer.” Compound personas create deeper, richer thinking.
“Apply the principles from this article to a totally different field.” Cross-context transfer = original ideas.
“Give a one-sentence answer, then go three levels deeper.” Progressive deepening helps you uncover the layers of any problem.
“Create a decision matrix comparing these options by cost, speed, and risk.” Structure turns confusion into clarity.
“Turn this emotional feedback into measurable product requirements.” Translate feelings into data you can use.
“Track all my ideas as a running notebook I can recall later.” You’ll turn ChatGPT into a silent co-founder that remembers your insights.