Ep. 23: Using ChatGPT’s Personalization Settings to Get Better Responses

25/12/2025 15 min Episodio 23

                    Ep. 23: Using ChatGPT’s Personalization Settings to Get Better Responses

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Episode Synopsis


In this episode, I share how a small, easily ignored setting completely changed ChatGPT’s responses…in a good way. I discuss the personalization settings, including base tone, custom instructions, memory, and advanced settings, and go into detail about how “programming” ChatGPT how to respond, immediately made for a WAY better user experience. If you’ve ever thought “this thing is fine but kind of annoying,” this episode is for you.



Main Topics Covered




Holiday and life updates



Vacation recap and vibe coding course



Revisiting Episode 9 and missed features



Where to find personalization settings



Base style and tone options



Custom instructions and the interview prompt



Brevity, hallucinations, and sycophancy



Memory settings and management



Recent ChatGPT use: Generating a new workout program




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Chapters
(00:00:00) - ChatGPT Curious(00:00:38) - Chat GPT: Using Chat GPT's Personalization Settings to(00:02:15) - ChatGPT: Custom Instructions (For Me)(00:07:58) - ChatGPT: Setting Up the Preferences(00:08:50) - Chat GPT: The Custom Instruction Box(00:09:33) - ChatGpt: Memory and Personalization Settings(00:13:17) - How I Use ChatGPT (Week 3)(00:14:28) - Curious Companion