When it comes to prompting ChatGPT, many users (casual and expert) tend to write far more than is needed and start with the wrong wrongs. Many users are over-explaining to the already intelligent chatbot or adding details that simply do not belong.
Like most users, when I first started using ChatGPT I added extra details or used complete sentences and proper grammar, just to ensure that the chatbot understood me. This is a rookie move because chatbots in general are really good at understanding context.
Here's a little-known secret — an overly wordy prompt often causes the chatbot to miss the mark, it’s why the 3-word-prompt is my go-to and works so well.
Less is more when it comes to instructing your chatbot, with short, 5-to-7-word "command prompts" working the best most of the time.
