🤯 12 ChatGPT-5 Tricks Most People Don't Know About... Until Now

Introduction

ChatGPT-5 is here, and many people are talking about it. When this new version came out, some users felt a little unhappy because the results were not what they hoped for. Maybe you feel the same way. But don't worry, the problem is not the tool. The problem is how we use it.

After learning more about it, we found some very good ways to work with this AI tool.

In this article, we will share 12 proven tips to help you use ChatGPT-5 in the best way. These are not the basic tips you find everywhere. These are special techniques that help turn normal AI answers into very helpful results. This can save you hours of work every week.

It doesn’t matter if you are a business owner, a content creator, a student, or just someone who wants better results from AI. These techniques will change how you work with ChatGPT-5.

The Basics: Start With These Core Techniques First

Before we learn the more advanced things, you need to know these basic ideas. They are like the foundation of a house. If the foundation is strong, everything you build on top will be strong too.

Tip #1: Use "Magic Phrases"

This first technique will make your ChatGPT-5 answers better right away. We call them "magic phrases" because they make a big difference. It only takes 10 seconds to add them to your prompt (your instruction), but you will see the change immediately.

The "Magic Phrases" are:

• "Think step by step"

• "Be extremely thorough"

• "Take your time"

• "This is critical to get right"

Let's look at a real example to see how it works.

Normal Prompt:

"We are a small pastry shop. Write a Facebook post about our weekend sale: buy 1 get 1 free on all cupcakes. The post needs to attract customers."

Better Prompt with "Magic Phrases":

"Think step by step and be extremely thorough. We are a small pastry shop. Write a Facebook post to announce our weekend promotion: buy 1 get 1 free for all cupcakes. Include details about the time, what makes our cupcakes special, and encourage people to tag a friend they want to share with. This is critical to get right."

You will see a big difference. The second answer will be more complete, have a clear structure, and be ready to use for real marketing. It doesn't just give information; it also suggests how people can interact (tag a friend) and explains why the product is special.

Why does this work?

Here is something many people don't know: ChatGPT-5 thinks differently from older versions. When you give it a prompt, an internal system decides how to think: should it be creative? Should it be analytical? Does it need to think very hard?

If your prompt is not clear, the system might choose the wrong way to think. These "magic phrases" are like clear signals. They tell ChatGPT-5: "For this job, I need your best thinking."

Tip #2: The Self-Critique Method

Now you know how to ask the AI to think better. The next step is to make that thinking even smarter. With this technique, you create a quality checklist. You tell ChatGPT what "good" looks like, and then ask it to use that checklist to improve its own answer.

Example: Writing a Job Application Email

Normal Prompt:

"You are a recent university graduate. Write an email to apply for a Marketing Intern position at a tech company. Attach my CV."

Better Prompt with a Quality Checklist:

"You are a recent university graduate applying for a Marketing Intern position at a tech company. Write a professional but enthusiastic email for me.

Quality Checklist:

• Tone: Must be professional, but also show you are excited about the job.

• Clarity: The email must be easy to read and understand.

• Personalization: Must mention something specific about the company to show I did my research.

• Call to action: End with a clear sentence asking for an interview.

Before responding, use this quality checklist to improve your answer internally. Run up to 5 improvement cycles without showing me the process. Only output the final version that meets all the criteria."

With this prompt, ChatGPT-5 will write and edit many drafts by itself. It will check if the email sounds excited enough and if it mentions the company. It will only give you the final, best version. It’s like having a secret editor working for you. The final email will be more personal, professional, and convincing.

Tip #3: Never Give Mixed Messages

This is a common mistake that can ruin your results, and many people don't know they are doing it. ChatGPT-5 gets confused and gives worse answers when you give it instructions that conflict with each other in the same prompt.

What NOT to do:

• "Be brief but also provide detailed explanations."

• "Be casual and conversational but also maintain strict professional formality."

The AI won't know which instruction is more important. It's like telling a person to walk straight and turn left at the same time.

What you SHOULD do instead:

• "Provide brief summaries. I will ask for detailed explanations on specific points if needed."

• "Be friendly but professional, like talking to a coworker you like."

The key is to be very clear in your requests. If you want to check your prompts for mixed messages, you can use a tool like the OpenAI prompt optimizer. It can give you suggestions to make your prompts better.

Being clear helps a lot because it lets ChatGPT-5 focus all its power on your real request, instead of wasting energy trying to understand confusing instructions.

Advanced Ways To Give Input

If you only use text with ChatGPT, you are missing some of its best features.

Tip #4: Use Pictures, Files, And Your Voice

ChatGPT-5 can work with many types of input at the same time: pictures, PDF files, documents, your voice, and audio.

Real-world example: Analyzing a CV (Resume)

Imagine you created a CV to apply for jobs, but you are not getting any replies. You can upload a picture or PDF file of your CV and get expert-level advice.

How to do it:

1. Click the plus sign (+) next to the chat box.

   

2. Choose "Add photos and files."

   

3. Upload your CV file.

4. Use a prompt like this:

"You are an expert HR manager with 15 years of experience in the technology industry. Your task is to analyze the attached CV. I am applying for a 'Junior Software Developer' position. The goal is to get specific, actionable feedback that will increase my chances of getting an interview.
Structure your response in two parts:
Expert critique: Point out the weaknesses in the layout, wording, and structure.
Actionable recommendations: Provide clear suggestions on what to change, what to add, and what to remove.
Be direct and honest. Assume I am ready to redesign the entire CV."

ChatGPT can actually "see" and understand design, not just read words. It will find problems with the layout, the words you used, and the order of information. It will give you specific advice that you can use right away.

Pro Tip: Whenever you can, show ChatGPT an example of "good" and "bad." If you are making a CV and you find a format you like online, upload it with your own CV and say: "This is my CV (file A). I want it to look professional and clear like this example (file B). Please give me advice."

Using your voice:

Besides looking at pictures, you can also talk to ChatGPT. This is very useful when you are busy, driving, or can't type.

• On Desktop/Mobile: Click the microphone icon to say your message and get a written answer.

• Advanced Voice Feature: Click the soundwave icon to have a real back-and-forth conversation, like talking to an assistant.

These features are available on both free and paid plans, but paid users have higher limits.

Building And Creating With ChatGPT-5

This is where things get more exciting. You can use ChatGPT to not just answer questions, but to build useful things.

Tip #5: Build Simple Apps Using Canvas Mode

OpenAI has said that ChatGPT-5 is much better at coding. But wait, maybe you think, "I'm not a coder." We aren't either! This feature makes it easy to design your own tools to solve real problems, with no code needed.

Sample Prompt:

"Using canvas mode, build me a 'Weekly Meal Planner & Shopping List Generator'. The design should be clean, simple, and easy to use on a mobile phone.
Design Needs:
Color: Light grey, white, and a little bit of green.
Layout: Two main sections next to each other.
Style: Clean fonts, simple buttons.
Functionality Needs:
Section 1 (Meal Planner): Has 7 boxes for each day of the week (Monday to Sunday).
Section 2 (Shopping List): An area with a checklist.
A button at the top called 'Generate My Week'. When clicked, it should:
Fill each day in the Meal Planner with a simple, healthy meal idea (like 'Grilled Chicken with Salad').
Automatically fill the Shopping List with all the ingredients needed for those 7 meals.
Make the shopping list items checkable, so I can tick them off as I shop."

ChatGPT will take about 1-2 minutes to design the screen, choose colors, create the layout, and add the functions. The result is a beautiful, working app that you can actually use.

The amazing part is that you don't need to know any coding to create something this useful. Canvas mode is available for everyone, but paid users get higher limits.

Tip #6: Use "Branches"

This feature really changes how you work with ChatGPT, but most people don't even know it exists. "Branches" are like creating different versions of your conversation.

What problem does it solve?

Have you ever been working in a chat and wanted to try a different idea, but you didn't want to lose your original work? Before Branches, you had to start a new chat and lose all the context.

How Branches work:

Imagine you are planning a trip and can't decide between two places: Da Lat and Phu Quoc.

1. Start with your first prompt:

"I'm planning a 5-day trip. Give me some basic information about traveling to Da Lat and Phu Quoc, like weather, average cost, and main activities."

2. ChatGPT will give you the first answer.

3. Now, you want to plan more for Da Lat. You continue the chat normally.

4. Then, you want to explore the Phu Quoc option without messing up your Da Lat plan. Move your mouse over the first answer (from step 2), click the three dots, and choose "Branch in new chat."

   

5. This creates a new, separate conversation that still remembers your first question.

6. In this new branch, you can plan all the details for the Phu Quoc trip.

   

Now you have two full travel plans. Both started from the same original question but went in different directions.

Perfect for:

• Making complex decisions.

• Testing different creative ideas.

• Comparing different solutions to a problem.

• When you are not sure which way to go.

This feature is available for all users (free and paid). Once you start using Branches, you'll wonder how you ever made big decisions without it.

Tip #7: Use "Projects"

The Projects feature is now available for free users. If you haven't tried it, you are missing out on one of ChatGPT's most powerful abilities.

What do Projects do?

Projects give you special workspaces where ChatGPT gets smarter about your specific work over time. Instead of starting every chat fresh, you create contexts that last.

How to set up a Project:

1. Click on the panel on the left side.

   

2. Create a new Project (for example, "Q4 Marketing Project").

   

3. Upload related files (like old marketing plans, sales reports, brand guides).

   

4. Give custom instructions (like "Always write in a friendly, professional tone. Our customers are young families.").

   

5. ChatGPT will now remember this context in all conversations inside that project.

The real value:

It's not just about organizing chats into folders. The real value is the continuous memory. You can upload brand guides or past work, and ChatGPT will automatically remember and use them in future conversations in that project.

File Limits:

• Free members: Up to 5 files per project.

• Plus subscribers: 25 files per project.

• Pro users: 40 files per project.

• You can create unlimited projects and use colors to organize them.

Whether you are working on client proposals, a content series, or research, ChatGPT will remember everything and build on past conversations.

Advanced Learning And Communication

Tip #8: Use Study Mode For Interactive Learning

Study Mode is a new feature that helps you learn any subject. Instead of just reading information, you learn through an interactive experience.

What makes it different?

Instead of just giving you information, Study Mode makes learning feel like a conversation that challenges your thinking and gives you useful ideas.

Business example: Checking a new product idea

Let's say you want to launch a new product, but you want to be sure you have thought about everything. You wish you had a team of advisors to ask you hard questions.

Sample Prompt:

"Create an AI board of experts to help me evaluate my business idea: a service that delivers healthy, home-cooked meal kits for busy professionals in Ho Chi Minh City."

Study Mode will answer with questions from different expert views:

Operations Expert: "The food delivery market in HCMC is very competitive. How will you make sure deliveries are on time and the ingredients stay fresh, especially during rush hour or bad weather?"

Finance Expert: "The cost of good ingredients, packaging, and delivery is high. What price will you set to make a profit while still being attractive to customers compared to options like GrabFood?"

Marketing Expert: "Busy professionals already have many choices. What makes your service special? Why would they love it and tell their friends about it?"

After you answer each question, it gives you strategic advice and then moves to the next expert's question.

This interactive way of learning means you are not just getting answers—you are actively solving problems with expert-level help. This works for anything you want to learn deeply.

Tip #9: Write Like A Real Person

One of the biggest complaints about ChatGPT-5 is that its writing can sound robotic and not human. After many tests, we developed a full system to solve this problem.

Our System for Human-like Writing:

Step 1: Give it your writing samples

Give ChatGPT 2-3 examples of your real writing (emails, posts, articles you have written).

Step 2: Use this framework prompt

"Your task is to write a short blog post for me. Before you begin, you must understand two things:
First: Analyze the writing samples I provided to create a personal voice guide for me. Pay attention to my tone, sentence structure, and how I explain things.
Second: You must follow these unbreakable writing rules:
Write in a clear, human way, like you are explaining something to a friend.
Keep most sentences under 15 words.
Use simple, everyday words.
Avoid business jargon like 'synergy', 'optimize', or 'leverage'.
Connect ideas naturally with words like 'and', 'but', 'so' instead of formal words like 'furthermore'.
Write like you're talking, not like you're writing an academic paper."

Do you see how much more natural that sounds? The key is to give ChatGPT both your personal writing style and specific, simple rules about how humans really talk and write.

This technique works for emails, blog posts, and social media - anything where you want to connect with real people.

Advanced Automation And Control

Tip #10: Use Agent Mode For Complex Tasks

In Agent Mode, ChatGPT becomes truly independent. Think of it as putting ChatGPT on autopilot for big, multi-step jobs.

What Agent Mode does:

• Browses the web by itself.

• Researches information by itself.

• Completes entire projects for you.

• Combines image creation, research, and connecting to other apps.

• Works in real-time while you watch.

Requirements:

• You need a paid plan.

• Choose "Agent" from the tools dropdown menu.

Real-world example: Planning a company team-building event

Imagine you are an HR manager and need to plan a 2-day team-building trip for 30 employees near the city.

A comprehensive Agent prompt:

"You are an expert event planner. Your mission is to create a complete plan for a 2-day, 1-night company team-building trip for 30 people. Our office is in Ho Chi Minh City, and the destination should be within a 2-hour drive. The budget is 1,500,000 VND per person.
Your task is to create a full package:
Research and suggest 3 good resorts in places like Vung Tau or Ho Tram that fit the budget and have space for team activities.
Based on the best option, create a detailed schedule for the 2 days, including travel time, check-in/check-out, meals, 3 team-building games, and some free time.
Design a simple, fun poster for the event announcement using the image generator.
Put everything into a single document ready to be presented."

Once you give this prompt, Agent Mode works by itself:

• Researching resorts, comparing prices and features.

• Creating a smart and detailed schedule.

• Creating a professional image.

• Putting it all together in a final plan.

After a few minutes, you get a complete event plan, ready to use—with location options, a schedule, and an announcement poster.

Agent Mode handles jobs with many steps that would normally need many different tools and skills. It's like having a virtual team member who can do research, write, design, and execute plans for you.

Tip #11: Extra Controls And Features

There are several features you might not know about that can make your work faster and give you more control.

1. Edit Message Feature

If your last prompt didn't work well, don't send a new message. Instead, click the three dots on your message and choose "Edit." You can fix your request without losing the conversation's context.

2. Connectors (For paid members)

Connect ChatGPT to other tools you use, like Google Drive, Google Calendar, or Gmail. You can ask it to do things like "Summarize my unread emails from this morning" or "Create a Google Calendar event for this meeting."

3. Personalities

If you don't like ChatGPT's default personality, you can choose a different one:

• Robot: More technical, direct, and to the point.

• Listener: Warm, detailed, and supportive.

• Cynic: Gives honest feedback and critical opinions.

• Nerd: Very enthusiastic and gives detailed explanations.

4. Legacy Models (For paid plans)

If you liked older models like GPT-4 better, you can still use them:

1. Go to Settings → General.

   

2. Turn on "Show additional models."

   

3. You can now choose older models from the dropdown menu.

   

These might seem like small features, but they can make a big difference in your daily work.

Tip #12: Manage Your AI's Memory

Here’s something many people don’t know: ChatGPT has a memory system, and old memory can give you bad results.

How Memory Works:

ChatGPT remembers things about you, your preferences, and your work across different conversations. If this information is old (for example, you changed your job or your goals), its answers will be based on the wrong context.

How to Manage Memory:

1. Go to Settings.

   

2. Click on Personalization.

   

3. Click "Manage" next to Memory.

   

4. Review what ChatGPT remembers about you.

Checking the memory regularly helps make sure that ChatGPT gives you relevant and accurate answers based on your current situation, not old information.

Conclusion: Get Much Better Results From ChatGPT-5

These 12 techniques will help you use ChatGPT-5 to get great results. The basic prompting rules we talked about first - "magic phrases," the quality checklist, and being clear - will improve any request you make.

But here is the main point: when you combine these techniques, you will get truly professional results.

Try This Week:

1. Use the "magic phrases" on your next complex prompt.

2. Try the quality checklist for an important piece of content.

3. Test using an image or your voice as an input.

4. Set up your first Project for your current work.

5. Clean up your AI memory settings.

The Real Impact:

These are not just clever tricks - they are fundamental changes in how you work with AI. If you master these techniques, you will save hours every week and get much better results.

The difference between people who get amazing results from ChatGPT-5 and those who don't is not the AI itself - it's knowing how to communicate with it well. Now, you have that knowledge.

Remember: ChatGPT-5 is very powerful, but only if you know how to use that power. These 12 tips are your keys.

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