Chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are now common tools for everything from writing and coding to automation—but getting better results often comes down to prompt engineering. A new set of tips shows how small tweaks, extra instructions, and even using a
ChatGPT is everywhere now—quietly composing sonnets, helping write code, and turning questions into answers on almost any topic. But the truth is less romantic than the hype. Most people type a question, get a response, and move on.
The difference, these prompt tips argue, is what you add before you hit send. “Prompt engineering” is quickly turning into a practical skill: sometimes it’s a few extra words. sometimes it’s an instruction line that changes the tone of the output. And if you’re using ChatGPT Plus. you may get access to prompt features that aren’t available in the free version.
One of the most striking suggestions is to make ChatGPT critique your ideas the way a kid would—curious. persistent. and relentlessly focused on what doesn’t add up. The approach is simple: tell the chatbot to act like a helpful, inquisitive 10-year-old who has a lot of questions. Instead of smoothing over your plan or agreeing too easily. the bot is pushed to poke at weak points and potential problems you might not have noticed. The goal is feedback that feels like interrogation. not approval—questions you wouldn’t have thought to ask on your own.
If you’re working from your phone. the tips also point to a hands-on option: use your phone camera inside the ChatGPT app to feed the model what you’re looking at. With the prompt box’s + (plus) button, you can tap Camera to send photos alongside your request. The examples offered are everyday and specific—asking how tall a landmark is. identifying a type of insect. or translating what a sign says in English. It’s a reminder that not every prompt has to be just text; sometimes the right details are already in your pocket.
The list also pushes for efficiency with the “80-20” approach. Known as the Pareto principle, the 80-20 rule says that 20 percent of the work creates 80 percent of the outcome. In ChatGPT terms, that means you can learn most of what matters from a smaller slice of the key information. The suggestion is to ask for “the 80-20 on …” whatever you’re trying to understand—historical periods. bands. scientific concepts. movies. and more—so the bot doesn’t drown you in every possible detail.
And then there are prompts built for creativity and revision, not just answers. The tips point out that ChatGPT can remix existing pictures as well as generate images from scratch. To do it, you use the + (plus) button and choose Add photos & files on desktop or Files on mobile. After selecting one or more images, you describe what you want next in your prompt.
Taken together. the message is clear even from these few examples: the best results don’t come from asking for “more.” They come from steering the bot—whether that means forcing it to question your assumptions. letting it see the world through your camera. or asking it to focus on the small set of facts that actually move the needle.
Some of these prompt features require a paid ChatGPT Plus subscription, and the tips note where that’s the case. But for the rest, the takeaway is immediate: the next time you reach for an AI chatbot, add the instruction you usually skip—and see what changes.
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So basically just type more words? Lol.
I don’t get why everyone says “prompt engineering” like it’s some secret skill. I tried ChatGPT once and it just told me what I already knew. Also the camera thing sounds kinda creepy like it’s reading my life.
acting like a “10-year-old” that interrogates you is wild, like okay but wouldn’t it just overwhelm you with questions? I feel like it’ll just be wrong faster too. And if you’re on Plus then you get the real features?? That’s kinda dumb, free should have all that.
My prompts already have like 3 paragraphs and it still gives me stuff that makes no sense. I swear I saw an ad where it could translate from photos but now it’s like “tap plus button” camera?? idk man. Also insects?? I typed insect one time and it started talking about butterflies like it was confident. These “tips” feel like they’re teaching people to make the bot argue with them, which seems… not always helpful.