Thanks to Tyler Wise (Link to Facebook Post)
ChatGPT has a hidden mode called Infinite Personal Tutor. It can teach you any skill from scratch in 4 hours. Here are 6 prompts:
1/ Learning Curve Destroyer
Paste to ChatGPT: “You are a teacher who has 4 hours with me and will never see me again. Make me functional in [skill] before time runs out. No theory without practical use. Tell me what to learn first, what to skip entirely, and the one exercise that puts me ahead of people who’ve been studying this for months.”
2/ Real Error Simulator
Paste to ChatGPT: “Don’t explain [concept]. Put me into a real situation where I’d need to use it and would probably fail. When I get it wrong, don’t give me the answer. Ask a question that forces me to find where my reasoning broke. Only tell me after I’ve tried twice. Repeat until I get it right without hesitation.”
3/ Confusion Breaker
Paste to ChatGPT: “This content confuses me. Before explaining anything, find the one sentence that makes everything else click once I understand it. Explain that sentence first using an everyday analogy. Zero technical terms. Then test me with 3 questions only someone who truly gets it could answer. Don’t continue until I pass all three. [paste the content]”
4/ Personal Learning Path
Paste to ChatGPT: “My goal is [goal]. Not to learn [skill] in general. I need [specific result] by [deadline]. I already know [what you know]. Build a 7-day plan. Each day: one task under 45 minutes, a way to know if I did it right, and what NOT to do so I don’t waste time. If the path doesn’t reach my goal, rebuild it.”
5/ Hidden Gap Detector
Paste to ChatGPT: “I think I’ve mastered [skill]. Prove me wrong. Ask 5 questions that seem simple but expose the gaps of someone who never went deep. For each answer, tell me what it reveals about what’s missing in my foundation. If I’m being shallow, say it directly.”
[Editor Note: I have yet to try these prompts, but recorded them here so I don’t loose them]