Lesson: Stop Fighting With ChatGPT when Copywriting
The problem: When youāre copywriting, itās easy to waste hours arguing with ChatGPT over nuance. You keep correcting it, it keeps taking you literally, and before you know it youāre pulling your hair out. Itās like trying to explain sarcasm to a calculator; It just wonāt land. Try this: Instead of treating ChatGPT like a mind-reader, treat it like a drafting partner. Itās great at speed and structure. Itās weak at emotion and intuition. Thatās your job. The workflow I use: 1. Make a draft: If you already know what you want to say, write it. If not, have ChatGPT give you an outline. 2. Pull out the main points: Ask ChatGPT to summarize so you donāt lose focus. 3. Pick the closest version: Choose the draft that feels 70ā80% there. Donāt overthink. 4. Edit it yourself: Add the missing nuance, cut the fluff, and put it in your voice. 5. Send it back: Have ChatGPT polish grammar, flow, or suggest alternatives. 6. Repeat until done: Two or three passes usually gets you to a clean final draft. Key takeaway: You are the writer. ChatGPT is the tool. Donāt argue with it on nuance, thatās your role. Use it for speed, clarity, and structure, then layer in your human voice. šNext time you write, try this workflow. Where do you notice ChatGPT speeding things up? And where do you still need your own touch?