Using ChatGPT for Personal Tasks
Unlocking the Potential of ChatGPT & AI for Everyday Life
AI Tool: ChatGPT
Level: Beginner
Access: Free
This guide is part 3 of the free course Learn how to use ChatGPT.
In this guide, we will cover:
Setting up ChatGPT
Understanding ChatGPT's Abilities
Example tasks
Personalised Learning Plans
Resume and CV Feedback
Gardening Tips
DIY Project Guidance
Mindfulness Exercises
Crafting Ideas for Kids
ChatGPT, is a powerful AI tool, and can be a surprisingly useful for for helping with a range of personal tasks, as we will see in this guide.
But first, let’s get it set up.
Setting up ChatGPT
To start using ChatGPT, you will first need to create an account.
Here are the steps to follow.
Visit the ChatGPT website: Go to the ChatGPT login page here.
Sign up: Click the “Sign up” button and enter your email and create a password. You can also sign up using Microsoft, Google, or Apple.
Once logged in you should see a page like this:
Subscription: Explore the available subscription plans.
Go to menu, upgrade plan:
I’d suggest if you’re starting out just stay with the free plan, its more than enough to start.
Understanding ChatGPT's Abilities
At the time of this guide, GPT-4o is the latest evolution of OpenAI's ChatGPT, and stands out from other AI models due to several key features and improvements.
Multimodal Capabilities: GPT-4o can process and generate responses based on text, images, and audio inputs, allowing for comprehensive understanding and interaction across different modalities
Advanced Vision: The model can interpret and generate visual content, making it useful for applications that require image recognition and analysis
Enhanced Memory: GPT-4o can retain information over extended interactions, maintaining context and providing more personalised responses
Real-Time Interactions: The model can engage in real-time verbal conversations without noticeable delays, making it useful for immediate responses
Emotional Understanding: GPT-4o can recognise and respond to emotional cues in the user's voice, enabling more empathetic and nuanced interactions
Advanced Data Analysis: The model can process and analyse large datasets quickly, providing insights and generating detailed reports
Real-Time Translation: GPT-4o supports real-time translation between multiple languages, facilitating seamless communication in diverse linguistic contexts
Improved Language Capabilities: The model has advanced capabilities in handling more than 50 different languages, valuable far global users
File Uploads: GPT-4o allows users to upload files for analysis, summarisation, and assistance, making it a useful tool for various tasks
Enhanced Safety Measures: OpenAI has implemented new safety measures in GPT-4o to prevent misuse and ensure ethical use of the technology
Using ChatGPT for Personal Tasks
Here are some examples of how you can use ChatGPT for personal tasks, along with actual example prompts:
Personalised Learning Plans
Example Prompt:
Create a 4-week learning plan for beginner-level graphic design, including recommended resources and practical exercises.
How It Works: ChatGPT can outline a comprehensive learning plan tailored to your interests and goals. It can suggest key concepts to cover, recommend resources such as books and online courses, and provide practical exercises to help you practice your skills.
Resume and CV Feedback
Example Prompt
Give me feedback on this uploaded cv of mine, tell me whats good and what could be improved.
I’ll upload my cv with this prompt
How It Works: ChatGPT can help transform your professional image by giving you feedback on documents & even creating compelling resumes.
Gardening Tips
ChatGPT may not have touched a plant before, but it still knows a lot about gardening!
Prompt
I live in the UK and want to grow tomatoes outside on my balcony. Please give me a plan for when and how to grow tomatoes for my location, time of year and climate.
Thats great, I’ll be ready to grow them next year.
DIY Project Guidance
Need to get some work done in the house but not sure how? Ask ChatGPT to help.
Prompt
I need to put up shelves for books but have never done it before or any DIY, please help advise me how to do it.
Thats great, I’ll be ready to put my books up this weekend.
Mindfulness Exercises
Like to get a mindfulness plan just for you? ChatGPT can help with that too.
Prompt
I’m having trouble sleeping and winding down before bedtime. Can you give me a mindfulness routine to help calm me down and prepare me for sleep?
This is great, I like the gratitude practice too thats a nice touch.
Crafting Ideas for Kids
Coming up with ideas to keep the entertained is a job in itself, but you’d be surprised how helpful ChatGPT can be.
Prompt
We have a kids birthday party today at home, for kids aged 5. Can you think of some fun games to play suitable for that age group, that will keep them busy that doesn’t require any equipment or toys? We have a large garden as well which might be helpful. Let’s say 1 adult is available to help.
Duck duck goose sounds fun, I know some adults who’d probably enjoy that too.
I hope these different personal tasks give you a broad introduction of what ChatGPT can do to help you.
Sure, ChatGPT has not really played duck duck goose itself, or looked after a garden, but its read the best advice of those who have, and knows more about these than pretty much any human.
In the next guide, we’re going to look at how you can use ChatGPT for work tasks.
Next in this course: Using ChatGPT for work tasks