Break the “Garbage In, Garbage Out” Habit
👋 Welcome to Day Five!
One habit I want you to break when you're dealing with large language models is the idea of "garbage in, garbage out."
Instead, think: "More in, more gold out." ✨
You should be editing as little as possible.
🎙️ Talk First, Edit Later
Imagine, for example, you went to a career coach. They could either:
Ask you one question at a time to reveal your preferences,
orLet you start by just blabbing for five to seven minutes—talking about what you liked as a kid, jobs you’ve loved, or something you’ve always found interesting.
Even though that may sound like low-quality information, a skilled coach can extract powerful insights—including things you didn’t even know about yourself—to guide your next move.
Well, language models work the same way.
🥗 Let’s Try This: Diet Edition
We’re going to apply this to diet.
🔊 Here’s the exercise:
Use voice mode in whatever LLM you're using.
Just talk into it for five minutes about:
What you like to eat
How you’d like to eat
Any challenges or restrictions
Childhood favorites
Cravings, habits, routines—whatever comes to mind
Then ask ChatGPT to suggest three meals you hadn’t considered that might fit your ideal diet plan. 🍽️
💡 Why This Works
The key here is to realize:
The quality of your input is less important than the quantity.
If you pair your brain dump with asking the model three clarifying questions, you’re likely to get magical results. 🪄
Try it out. Let me know what you think. 👂
And I’ll see you tomorrow. 👋
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