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Related tangentially perhaps, but I find this to be a particularly helpful application of things like ChatGPT. Instead of asking it to give me the answer, I tel
by jmbwell 3y ago
Related tangentially perhaps, but I find this to be a particularly helpful application of things like ChatGPT. Instead of asking it to give me the answer, I tell it what I’m trying to do and ask it to ask me questions about it. It’s great for gathering thoughts for writing, and I’ve been using it a little to try to help me think through software problems more quickly.
It’s very good at asking “dumb” (ew) or at least simple, building-block questions, and it almost always ends up asking me about something I hadn’t considered that ends up contributing to what I’d have done without the machine. It’s also kind of fun.
- gerdesj 3y agoGood skills! Never thought of that, nor seen anyone else espousing it.
- sebg 3y agoDo you have a simple example prompt set? I am having trouble figuring out how to try it on my own? Thanks!
- jmbwell 3y agoJust something like, “I need to write an abstract for a presentation about XYZ. It need to this that and the other thing. Ask me questions about it.” Or “I have this data in this format and I need to write a program to transmit it using this system to an another system that accepts this format. I’m using Python. Ask me questions to help me figure out an approach.”
- AndyNemmity 3y agoI just tried this, and it was amazing. Great tip.