since chatgpt got off the ground, prompt engineer became a thing in the engineering career space. i used to have doubts about the search results which only give 'one' answer coming from its algorithm, unlike google search engine where i can browse thousands and millions of search results to pick and choose. to learn something new, i'll use chatgpt as a guide for initial steps or explore ideas, but then still rely on google for more credible and deep learning.
until i started to trust the results more recently. two of my favorite and frequently used prompts are:
i want to learn about [x]. based on the 80/20 principle, please share the most crucial 20% of information that will give me a solid understanding of 80% of the subject.
can you explain [x] to a kid / can you translate [x] into simpler terms?
i like using chatgpt to learn things, especially the topic i had no idea where to start, and the field where there are too many terminologies that i don't understand. unlike prompt engineers who can write more thoroughly guided prompts with all the details, i like using the above two which are simple and short as a starting point, then ask follow up questions like a daily conversation —— similar to how i would have a chat with a mentor.
a recent conversation with my friend prompted me to have my first thumbs up using chatgpt. i shared with him an electrostatic halftoning project by saarland university for image dithering. i just thought applying computer science to create dynamic images was super cool, without trying to understand all the theories behind. being a software engineer, he used chatgpt to help understand the terminologies mentioned in the abstract, then he shared his prompts and search results with me. i found it fascinating and followed his thread to ask more questions to fully understand the project.
once I dig deeper beyond the surface level, things start to become more intriguing. having tons of scattered info shared online every day, i thought and assumed i understood things, which were mostly just surface level, and i might forget them in the next day. isn't it much more fun and meaningful to spend a little bit more time truly learning something i found interesting, and store it in my knowledge hub?
i felt so inspired by my friend on his curiosity and mindset of learning, and ashamed of myself for being so surface level. i gave chatgpt a thumbs up for one of the search results the first time after using it for months now.
what was the first thumbs up you gave? what do you primarily use chatgpt for these days?
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