That feeling when the chat rushes to answer just to answer, and your actual question gets lost along the way. You read it and think: are we even in the same conversation? Alright, enough suffering.
Here’s a simple and effective hack to bring ChatGPT back to reality and tune it for yourself – not the other way around.
Start with profile and settings
Go to your profile – Settings. In the General section, you can clean up the basics: choose dark or light mode, message color, voice (male or female). Small things, but they save your eyes and nerves. I use dark mode with purple messages. Clean and predictable.
Next – the most important part: Personalization
This is where the real secret of decent communication with ChatGPT lives.
Base style and tone
Most people have the default option enabled. Switch it to Professional.
Yes, there are quirky or cynical styles. But if you want results rather than chit-chat, professional wins every time.
Traits – fine-tuning the behavior
These settings actually change how the chat responds.
Warm
Set it to Less. Answers become drier, calmer, and more fact-based.
Enthusiastic
Also set to Less. After that, ChatGPT stops sounding like it’s thrilled just to exist in your presence.
Headings and lists
I set this to More. The result is clear structure and readable text.
Emojis
Set to Less. The internet is already flooded with identical texts full of identical emojis.
Custom instructions
Here you can directly explain what you want. I wrote something like:
“Less filler, more substance. Strict question – strict answer.”
You can also specify how the assistant should address you.
Memory
I enabled everything. It’s convenient when ChatGPT remembers previous conversations instead of starting over every time.
Advanced settings
I enabled all features: web search, voice input, and everything else. If the tool exists, why not use it.
Most important part
Where it says ChatGPT 5.2, there’s a small arrow. Many people miss it. Click it and choose the model. I selected Thinking.
It takes longer to think. You can actually see the process in the chat. And honestly, that inspires trust.
The answers become more balanced, logical, and to the point.
Final takeaway
After these changes, I clearly felt a “before” and “after”. ChatGPT stopped being a talkative companion and became a proper working tool.
Highly recommended. Tested on my own nerves.
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