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Workflows, prompts, tools, and field notes from building production AI systems.Page 10 of 19

Two years on ChatGPT Pro, almost $5,000. Four problems kept getting worse. I moved my whole workflow to Claude 90 days ago and I'm not going back.

People keep comparing OpenClaw and Claude Cowork like they do the same job. They don't. Here is who each one is actually for.

You asked a simple question and ChatGPT handed you a term paper. One line at the top of your prompt fixes it for good.

Every ChatGPT answer opens with Certainly or Sure or Great question. Here is the one line that kills the filler opener for good.

Ask a normal question and ChatGPT hits you with a disclaimer first. One line removes the unnecessary warnings.

ChatGPT Canvas is great at one thing and a waste of time for everything else. Here is the only job it is actually for.

Custom GPTs were the big thing, then everyone quietly stopped using them. Here is the simpler setup that replaced them.

Most people use ChatGPT Projects as a place to dump chats. That wastes the best feature. Here is what Projects are actually for.

ChatGPT writes emails that sound like a press release. Two lines make them sound like a human you would actually reply to.

You tell ChatGPT your tone and three messages later it forgets. Here is how to pin your tone so it actually sticks.

Every ChatGPT answer turns into a bulleted list whether you wanted one or not. Here is how to get real prose back.

ChatGPT gives you the surface-level answer and stops. One line pushes it to do the real work instead.