Jeff Su: 95% of People STILL Prompt ChatGPT-5 Wrong

Why your ChatGPT-5 prompts are falling flat

GPT-5’s shiny new architecture means all of those old trick prompts are barely working anymore. After diving deep for a month, Jeff Su shares five game-changing tweaks that bring your results back to life without overcomplicating things.

5 quick wins for better GPT-5 outputs

1. Use “router nudge” phrases to guide deeper reasoning
2. Dial in verbosity so it’s neither too terse nor too chatty
3. Tap OpenAI’s built-in prompt optimizer for instant polish
4. Wrap your content in an “XML sandwich” for structure
5. Run “perfection loops”—iterate until it’s exactly right

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