Проверил популярные GPT-шорткаты: что работает в реальных задачах
Проверил 10 популярных GPT-шорткатов вроде EL5 и /REDTEAM на реальных задачах. Оказалось: одни работают каждый день стабильно, другие выдают разные результаты,
When you work with GPT every day, the first thing you want to do is speed up the process. For this, people invented shortcuts: short commands like EL5 or /BULLET that suggest to the model a style and response priorities. Over a month, I tested the most popular ones on real tasks: analyzing code, simplifying articles, finding logic errors. The results turned out to be curious — not all shortcuts are equally useful.
Workhorse Shortcuts
EL5 (Explain Like 5) turns any complex concept into an explanation for a five-year-old. In practice, this means: no jargon, just the essence, concrete examples. Works reliably on 95% of attempts — a high score for prompt tools. Saves the day when you need to quickly understand something unfamiliar or explain to a colleague without extra words.
/BULLET formats the response into a bulleted list. Never lets you down, works like clockwork. Simple and the structure is immediately visible.
/CHAIN shows a step-by-step chain of reasoning: slower than others, but more reliable for logic tasks than anything else.
- EL5 — simplifying complex ideas to a basic level
- /BULLET — formatting into a bulleted list
- /CHAIN — step-by-step reasoning for logic
- /SCIENCE — backing up with facts and research
Shortcuts That Work Hit or Miss
/REDTEAM offers to criticize an idea, find weak points. Sounds useful, but in reality delivers mixed results: from constructive criticism to petty complaints — depends on the day and model version.
/LAWYER analyzes like a lawyer: looks at context, finds contradictions, warns about risks. Works fine on standard situations, but on complex questions can miss the main point and get stuck on details. Useful as an initial check, but not as a final answer.
What You Shouldn't Touch at All
/JOKE — the command to add a joke — is so unstable that forget about it altogether. Tried it ten times in a row: five times weird and inappropriate, three times not funny, two times okay. That's 20% usefulness at 100% cost.
/METAPHOR and /HAIKU look beautiful in descriptions, but take more time in real work than they save.
What This Means in Practice
Better to master three or four stable shortcuts than chase the perfect one for every situation. The main discovery: shortcuts combine well together. /BULLET + EL5 work better together than each one separately. And don't believe promises about tools — test them yourself on your tasks for two weeks, then decide.