ChatGPT
by OpenAI
ChatGPT is OpenAI's assistant and the most widely known AI product. It covers chat, writing, data analysis, image work and custom assistants, and OpenAI's API is a common base for apps and bots.
- General everyday tasks
- Custom GPTs and quick assistants
- Apps built on the OpenAI API
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Guides
Getting Started with ChatGPT: A Practical First Week
Set up ChatGPT from OpenAI, learn its main features such as custom instructions, memory and custom GPTs, and build useful habits in your first week.
5 min read
OpenAI API Basics - Keys, a First Request, Streaming and Errors
Send your first request to the OpenAI API with the key kept out of your code, then add streaming, retries and sensible error handling.
6 min read
Prompts
Choose and Build the Right Chart
Starting with the message, not the data, leads to a chart with a purpose.
data
CSV Analysis Walkthrough
If your plan includes data analysis with file uploads, the assistant can run calculations rather than only describe them, and staged checkpoints let you catch cleaning mistakes early.
data
Draft Instructions for a Custom GPT
The sections mirror what makes custom assistants reliable.
agents
Helpdesk Assistant Custom GPT Instructions
Spelling out what the GPT must not do and when it escalates is what makes a support bot safe to use.
it-ops
Language or Skills Conversation Practice
Short turns keep you talking, and delayed feedback preserves the flow of real conversation.
learning
Messy Spreadsheet Cleanup With a Script
A change log and flagged rows mean you can audit the cleaning rather than trust it.
data
Weekly Status Report From Raw Notes
Leading with a one-line status and a clear ask-for-help section is what busy readers want from a status report.
productivity
Questions & answers
Agent templates
ChatGPT Data Analysis Walkthrough with Assumptions Log
Analyzes an uploaded spreadsheet step by step, shows the method for each result and keeps a running log of every assumption and data problem.
4 min read
ChatGPT Intake and Routing Agent
A custom-GPT style front door that asks the right questions, decides where a request should go and hands over a clean summary without promising anything.
3 min read
Interview Coach
Runs a realistic mock interview for a role you choose, gives specific feedback on each answer and helps you build stronger stories.
3 min read
Project Planner and Risk Register
Turns a project idea into scope, milestones, a task breakdown and a risk register with owners and mitigations, flagging assumptions to confirm.
3 min read