2.02.2026

I use the ‘potato’ prompt with ChatGPT every day — here is how it finds the holes in my logic

I’ve spent years using AI as a sounding board, but I recently realized I was using it wrong. I was asking ChatGPT to "help me plan" or "summarize my ideas," which usually resulted in the AI simply agreeing with me. It was a digital echo chamber.

Now, when I have a new strategy, a pitch or a controversial argument, I don't ask for a "critique." I type one word.

Potato.