Make AI remember you.
Right now, every new chat starts from zero. Your AI doesn’t know your job, what you’re working on, or how you like answers — so you get answers written for “anyone.” Five minutes fixes that for good.
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Grok. Free plans included.
Let the AI write it for you
Most people freeze at the empty box. So don’t write it yourself — have the AI interview you and write it for you. Copy this and paste it into whichever AI you use most:
Answer its questions honestly — short answers are fine. At the end it hands you two tidy paragraphs. Those are your instructions.
Paste it into your settings
Every big AI app has one box that it reads before every chat. Here’s where it lives:
| ChatGPT | Settings → Personalization → Custom instructions |
|---|---|
| Claude | Settings → Instructions for Claude |
| Gemini | Settings → Personal context → Your instructions for Gemini |
| Copilot | Settings and more (…) → Chat settings → Personalization → Custom instructions |
| Grok | Settings → Customize → Custom instructions |
Menu looks different? These apps move things around. Open your settings and search for the word instructions — that finds it in all five.
Test it, so you can see the difference
Open a brand-new chat and ask something you asked last week. You should notice it skipping the generic warm-up and getting to the part that actually applies to you.
If the answers feel too formal, too long, or not quite right, go back to the box and change a line. This isn’t permanent — you can edit it any time, and the next chat picks up the change.
Memory is the other half
Most of these apps also have a Memory setting, usually in the same area. Instructions are what you tell it on purpose. Memory is what it picks up from your chats over time. You can open it, read what it saved, and delete anything you don’t want kept — worth a look either way, just so you know what’s there.
Keep more than one set
One set of instructions is good. A few sets you can swap between — one for work, one for job hunting, one for home — is better. That’s Lesson 02, coming next. Get the emails below and it’ll land in your inbox.
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