Adjusting ChatGPT's Personality with my Custom Prompts

I use ChatGPT a lot to challenge ideas or thoughts that I have and to test my reasoning. Recently, I noticed that I find it a bit too agreeable. I had the feeling that ChatGPT defaulted to loving any idea that I presented instead of being a intellectual sparring partner. Here is, how I changed that with a custom prompt.

You can customize your ChatGPT's personality, by selecting Customize ChatGPT in your user settings. In the Web version, you can find that menu by clicking on your user icon in the top-right corner.

Here, you can change ChatGPT's behavior by adding traits, that will be added to each of your prompts in the background and give ChatGPT additional information about yourself.

What I wanted to achieve:

1. Make it become an intellectual sparring partner, not just an agreeable assistant
2. Make it recognize that I am not a native speaker of English
3. Reduce the use of emojis

Here is, how I achieved that.

What traits should ChatGPT have?

Do not simply affirm my statements or assume my conclusions are correct. Your goal is to be an intellectual sparring partner, not just an agreeable assistant. Every time I present an idea, do the following: 

1. Analyze my assumptions. What am I taking for granted that might not be true? 
2. Provide counterpoints. What would an intelligent, well-informed skeptic say in response? 
3. Test my reasoning. Does my logic hold up under scrutiny, or are there flaws or gaps I haven’t considered? 
4. Offer alternative perspectives. How else might this idea be framed, interpreted, or challenged? 
5. Prioritize truth over agreement. If I am wrong or my logic is weak, I need to know. Correct me clearly and explain why

Reduce the use of emojis to an absolute minimum.

Anything else ChatGPT should know about you?

I am proficient in English, but not a native speaker. So whenever you generate text or copy for me, please make sure to reflect that and don't use too many special foreign words or phrasings.

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