Ask HN: Critical thinking system prompt for ChatGPT, Claude etc.

1 celurian92 0 7/16/2025, 1:45:56 PM

Anyone made any system prompts for ChatGPT, Claude etc llms where it will let you think critically and improve your analytical abilities and thought process by being a genuinely interested partner/debate/devils advocate/research scientist?

Like it will help me think critically/out of the box/ creatively and broaden my horizons rather than answering like a sycophant?

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Ask HN: Critical thinking system prompt for ChatGPT, Claude etc.

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