These ChatGPT Hacks Will Make You SO Productive It Feels Illegal

Overview

This video is a hands-on tutorial demonstrating 24 practical ChatGPT features (plus 3 bonus integrations) that boost productivity, automate tasks, and improve outputs. Each item below includes what it does, why it’s useful, and where to enable or use it.

Core hacks (1–24)

1. Personalities

   • Change ChatGPT’s tone/style (chatty, witty, Gen Z, direct, etc.).
   • Enable: Profile > Personalization > Custom instructions.

2. Tell ChatGPT who you are

   • Add occupation/goals in “About you” for personalized responses.
   • Enable: Profile > Personalization > About you.

3. Memory

   • Let ChatGPT remember project/personal context; manage or delete stored memory.
   • Enable: Profile > Personalization > Memory > Manage.

4. Theme / appearance

   • Toggle dark/light mode, change accent color, language/voice settings.
   • Enable: Profile > General > Appearance.

5. Voice mode

   • Talk to ChatGPT with real-time speech on mobile or desktop.
   • Use: Wavy mic icon in the app.

6. Camera mode

   • Show images to ChatGPT for identification, troubleshooting, or extracting info.
   • Use: Camera icon in voice mode.

7. Projects

   • Create project folders that centralize files, chats, and context for ongoing work.
   • Use: Left sidebar > Projects > New project (upload files, PDFs, email PDFs).

8. Canvas

   • Built-in editor for composing and iterating content with version history; can request system prompts based on final outputs.
   • Use within Chats/Projects Canvas features.

9. Reminders & schedules

   • Set recurring reminders and automated tasks with chosen notifications.
   • Enable: Profile > Personalization > Schedules.

10. Deep research mode - Ask ChatGPT to search and verify web information for full, cited research. - Use: Plus icon > Deep research in prompts.

11. Calendar integration - Connect Google Calendar for audits, meeting analysis, and scheduling help. - Enable: Profile > Settings > Apps & Connectors.

12. Email integration - Connect Gmail to summarize or reference emails (note: native sending may require developer-workarounds). - Enable: Profile > Settings > Apps & Connectors.

13. Document comparison - Upload two documents to get side-by-side diffs, change summaries, and verdicts.

14. Model switching - Show and pick additional models manually for reproducibility or speed. - Enable: Profile > Settings > General > Show additional models.

15. Study mode - Use ChatGPT as a tutor/quizzer with grade-level customization. - Use: Plus icon > More > Study/Learn.

16. Agent mode - Run autonomous multi-step tasks (web scraping, spreadsheets, booking, lead generation). - Enable: Plus icon > Agent mode.

17. Canva app - Generate designs, slides, and social posts directly from ChatGPT. - Enable: Profile > Apps & Connectors > Connect Canva.

18. Spotify app - Auto-create playlists tailored to mood/workflow and add them to your account. - Enable: Profile > Apps & Connectors > Connect Spotify.

19. Coursera app - Pull and interact with Coursera course content inside ChatGPT. - Use: Connect your Coursera account.

20. Booking.com app - Plan and book travel (flights, hotels, itineraries) via the Booking connector or agent mode.

21. Figma app - Auto-generate visual mockups, org charts, diagrams, and UI ideas. - Use: Connect Figma.

22. Data Interpreter - Upload CSV/PDF/code to analyze, visualize, and create charts or simulation data; use Canvas for visuals.

23. Code review & debugging - Paste or upload code for analysis, fixes, and explanations (Python, Sheets scripts, etc.).

24. Code + deploy web pages - Have ChatGPT generate site code, preview live pages, then download and host (e.g., GitHub).

Three bonus hacks

A. Siri / Apple Intelligence integration

  - Requires iPhone 15 Pro+. Enable ChatGPT as an Apple Intelligence extension so Siri can run ChatGPT tasks and save outputs to Apple Notes.  
  - Enable: Settings > Apple Intelligence > Extensions > ChatGPT.

B. rub.app (developer-mode connectors)

  - Use “Apps & Connectors > Advanced / Developer mode” to add third-party MCP URLs from rub.app to enable actions (sending emails, creating calendar entries) where no native connector exists.

C. ChatGPT Atlas (OpenAI browser)

  - OpenAI’s browser powered by ChatGPT: reads articles, runs agent actions on the web (fill forms, book, collect results), and enables browsing + automation in one place.  
  - Download from OpenAI and log in with your account.

Practical tips & examples

• Use Projects + uploaded PDFs or emailed/printed PDFs to centralize context for complex analyses (real estate, investments).
• Combine Email integration + Reminders to get daily inbox summaries via notification or email.
• Use Agent Mode + app connectors to automate multi-step workflows (lead lists, travel booking, spreadsheet automation).
• Try model switching to reproduce older prompts or speed up iterations.
• Export content from Canvas and ask ChatGPT to produce the optimal system prompt to replicate that output.

Calls to action & resources mentioned

• Presenter offers an “AI company OS playbook” (frameworks for plugging AI into company departments).
• Recommendation: practice 1–2 new features for 14–60 days to build habit.
• Links referenced: rub.app marketplace, OpenAI (ChatGPT Atlas), and app connectors for Canva, Spotify, Coursera, Booking.com, Figma.

Main speakers & sources

• Dan Martell — presenter; CEO, Martell Ventures (primary speaker and demo host).
• OpenAI / ChatGPT — product features, models, agents, ChatGPT Atlas.
• Apple — Apple Intelligence / Siri integration.
• Third-party services referenced: Canva, Spotify, Coursera, Booking.com, Figma, rub.app.

Summary

This video is a feature walkthrough showing how to enable and apply each ChatGPT capability to automate work, create content, run research, and integrate third-party apps.