Something funny keeps happening when I use ChatGPT around other people.

I’ll do something that feels completely normal to me and someone will go: **“Wait… you can do that?”**

And I’m thinking… yes? I do this every day. 😂

So in this video, I’m sharing 7 ChatGPT habits that have become so normal to me that I genuinely assumed everyone knew them.

We get into things like:

- running several ChatGPT conversations at the same time instead of waiting
- using Read Aloud when I’m walking and don’t want to stare at another screen
- asking ChatGPT what it already remembers before explaining everything again
- prompting it more like I’d brief an employee, intern, or friend
- using references and context to get much better images and visual ideas
- actually exploring the tools beyond the basic chat box
- and, when I don’t know how to use AI better… simply asking AI

There’s also a slightly ridiculous bonus involving an AI pet. 🦊

None of these are really “secret prompts.”

I think the bigger change happened when I stopped treating ChatGPT like another search engine and started treating it more like something I’m working with.

Give it context.

Show it what good looks like.

Let it help you think.

But keep the judgment for yourself.

I’m curious: **which one of these did you already know, and which one made you go “wait… you can do that?”**

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**How I Use AI as My Personal Assistant in 2026**

https://youtu.be/ykC-q1Z5pig

**How I Use ChatGPT as My Personal Assistant**

https://youtu.be/fKFM9x2jvlI

**Build Your Personal AI Assistant playlist**

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTADNvjCW8e0PMQ2vAfY7tiVoUSNZ8p7I

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Chapters:

00:00 Wait… you can do that?
00:20 Habit 1: Stop waiting for ChatGPT
01:26 Habit 2: Listen instead of read
01:50 Habit 3: Ask what it remembers
03:28 Habit 4: Prompt like a person
04:22 Habit 5: Show what good looks like
07:26 Habit 6: Look beyond the chat box
07:54 Habit 7: Ask AI how to use AI
08:23 Bonus: Hatch an AI pet
09:26 The real skill: Keep your judgment


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