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Work out if an upgrade is actually worth it
The new version is tempting. Get a plain yes, no or wait based on what you already own and what would improve.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me decide if an upgrade is worth it. What I have now: [item, age, condition] What annoys me about it: [list] What the upgrade promises: [from the advert or my notes] What it would cost: [amount] What else that money could do: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Which of my annoyances the upgrade would actually fix. 2. Which annoyances are habits or settings, not the device. 3. A verdict: upgrade now, wait until X, or keep and fix. 4. A one-line rule so I don't reopen the question next week. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. item, age, condition: a short note you already have. list: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
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The prompt · Claude
Help me decide if an upgrade is worth it. What I have now: [item, age, condition] What annoys me about it: [list] What the upgrade promises: [from the advert or my notes] What it would cost: [amount] What else that money could do: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Which of my annoyances the upgrade would actually fix. 2. Which annoyances are habits or settings, not the device. 3. A verdict: upgrade now, wait until X, or keep and fix. 4. A one-line rule so I don't reopen the question next week. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. UK English. Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. item, age, condition: a short note you already have. list: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You describe what you have and what's annoying you.
The assistant asks what the upgrade would change for you.
You get a keep, wait or upgrade verdict with the reasons.
What happens
Use Claude to work out if an upgrade is actually worth it
The new version is tempting. Get a plain yes, no or wait based on what you already own and what would improve.
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