Use ChatGPT as a 'remember this for me' notebook
“I'm holding a hundred little things in my head so I don't forget them.”
Steps
- Start one chat or Project called 'Notes'. Tell it the folders you want.
- Any time, say:
Copy-paste prompt
Take note of this under [family/admin/school]: [thing]. Later: What's in my [admin] folder? What did I want to remember about [topic]?
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Uses ChatGPT memory/Projects; check memory is on.
Everything here works on the free plan unless it says otherwise.