7 ChatGPT Hacks to Get Ahead of 99% of People

7 ChatGPT Hacks That Put You Ahead of 99% of People

Artificial Intelligence isn’t going away. The real question is: will you learn how to use it effectively—or get left behind?

The truth is, most people are still fumbling around with AI because they don’t know how to prompt properly. But if you learn the right techniques, you can unlock results that look almost magical compared to the average user.

After years in the AI trenches—building companies, internal tools, and playbooks—I’ve found that there are seven simple hacks that separate the top 1% of AI users from everyone else.

Let’s break them down.

1. Create Your Master Prompt

Think of this as your AI passport.

A Master Prompt is a detailed document that tells ChatGPT everything about you—your role, preferences, constraints, values, and even your company details.

Why? Because context equals clarity. The more your AI knows about you, the more accurate and personalized its responses become.

How to build it:

1. Ask ChatGPT to interview you with every question it needs to understand your role.

2. Answer honestly—your goals, your team, your style.

3. Save the generated Master Prompt as a PDF.

4. Upload it into new chats or projects.

Now, every response is tailored as if AI has been working with you for years.

2. Write System Prompts

If the Master Prompt defines who you are, the System Prompt defines how AI should behave.

Here’s the move:

• Generate something (an email, an ad, a book outline).

• Refine it through back-and-forth iterations.

• Once it’s perfect, ask ChatGPT:
  “Write the system prompt that would have generated this exact output from the start.”

This is your intellectual property. Instead of repeating the refining process each time, you now have a reusable formula for perfect outputs.

3. Organize with Project Folders

Most people struggle with AI because they have messy minds and messy prompts.

Project Folders are like a war room for your ideas:

• Upload your Master Prompt.

• Add relevant files, notes, and previous chats.

• Keep all context in one place.

Whether it’s analyzing real estate deals, planning marketing campaigns, or managing financial decisions—you never have to re-explain yourself. AI picks up right where you left off.

4. Work Inside Canvases

This feature is a game-changer.

A Canvas is like a Google Doc inside ChatGPT. You generate an output, edit it directly, and refine it together with the AI—without starting over.

Benefits:

• AI learns from your edits.

• You can save multiple versions.

• Once it’s dialed in, you can even ask:
  “Write the system prompt that would have produced this canvas.”

This saves hours of back-and-forth and gives you control over the creative process.

5. Update Your Custom Instructions

Custom Instructions are like setting your “home address” in Google Maps.

They tell AI how to default its responses—tone, formatting, length—without you having to repeat yourself.

Example:

• Keep it concise.

• Use bullet points.

• Remove filler and AI-sounding preamble.

• Match my voice and tonality.

Pro tip: Ask ChatGPT to help you write your own custom instructions, then paste them into your settings.

6. Create Custom GPTs

This is where prompts become products.

Custom GPTs allow you to package your Master + System prompts into a dedicated AI assistant for repeatable tasks.

• Want a GPT that drafts investor emails? Create one.

• Want a GPT that builds your SOPs? Done.

• Want a GPT that coaches your clients in your style? Easy.

You can share them with your team, keep them private, or even monetize them by publishing in the GPT Store.

7. Stack AI Into Your Daily Habits

Finally, the secret sauce: consistency.

Don’t treat AI as a tool you open once in a while. Instead, build it into your daily habits:

• Add AI to your morning reading or journaling.

• Use it to refine your to-do list.

• Spend 10 minutes each day improving a prompt, a system, or a project folder.

This transforms AI into part of your identity. Soon, you’ll be the “AI person” in your circle—the one others look to for help.

Final Word

Here’s the big picture:

• Master Prompt = Who you are

• System Prompt = How AI behaves

• Custom Instructions = How it replies

• Project Folders = Where context lives

• Canvases = Where refinement happens

• Custom GPTs = Your repeatable IP

• Habit Stacking = Your transformation

AI won’t replace you—but people who know how to use AI will.
The question is: will you be in the 99% that consume, or the 1% that create?