11 ChatGPT Tips and Tricks – That Will Instantly Boost Your Productivity

About this video

Kevin Stratvert walks through 11 ChatGPT features plus a mobile bonus, using a fictional Kevin Cookie Company for examples. He covers Temporary Chat (incognito mode) for one-off questions that should not pollute memory, connecting ChatGPT via Zapier to apps like Gmail, Google Sheets and Google Calendar to automate work such as sending personalized thank-you emails when a new spreadsheet row is added, and Custom Instructions via Customize ChatGPT to set name, role, traits and preferred format like bullet points and light humor. He then shows managing memory in Settings > Personalization (deleting chats and saved memories, toggling chat-history reference), Voice Mode with selectable voices, turning off ‘Improve the model for everyone’ in Data Controls, and connecting Google Drive and OneDrive in Connected Apps to query files. He also demonstrates web search and Deep Research with selectable sources, choosing between different models in the model picker, editing collaboratively in Canvas with targeted highlight feedback, organizing related chats, files and project instructions in Projects, and using the free mobile app for voice conversations and taking a photo to ask about an object.

Key takeaways

• Use Temporary Chat for sensitive or one-off prompts so they are not saved to ChatGPT memory and do not affect future responses
• Custom Instructions let you set your name, role, tone and format preferences once so new chats automatically follow them
• You can review and delete saved memories and chat history in Settings > Personalization, and turn off model improvement in Data Controls
• Canvas provides a side-by-side workspace where you can manually edit or highlight a specific section and ask ChatGPT to revise only that part
• Projects group related chats, files and shared instructions together, so a short prompt can produce output that follows the project’s preset instructions

Episode details: published May 27, 2025 · 15:32 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kevin Stratvert’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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