Why am I so happy?

So big question that a lot of people often ask me, I don’t know if they’re curious or suspicious or just kind of shocked, why is it that I’m so happy?

So the first thought is, I think I’m like ultra insanely super turbo healthy. I’m like the healthiest person that I know, and lately, I’ve even been doing hot yoga with Cindy every single day, in the morning after I drop off Seneca at school, and I feel super fucking Zen afterwards.

Also I guess the upside is we also ride our bicycles, which means we can maximize our time outside.

Food

So I think this is actually a very very underrated thing, the idea that, I think people don’t really understand how truly important food is.

I’ll give you example, the other day we went to the Mexican grocery market El super, and spent only $5.99 a pound of beef short rib ribs, Korean galbi.. we got 20 pounds, and also I got some beef liver, only $2.50 a pound. And after feasting on it last night, I woke up this morning feeling insanely alert and awake, and I’m pretty sure that the food has to deal with it.

Exercise

So my general thought is, certainly everything starts in the body. The mind is just an offshoot of the body, so the general idea is if you have an insanely healthy body, so shall your mind.

Granted, assuming you’re a human living in society, there will always be annoying things that happen, but, if you have an insanely God like body, and also assuming you’re sleeping like 8 to 12 hours a night, the big thing is that like, at worst things will only minorly annoy you, kind of like getting a mosquito bite. The world cannot exist without mosquitoes. And typically whenever I get a mosquito bite, I’m always super insanely annoyed at the mosquito but it’s kind of like, not really the mosquitoes fall it just does what it does. And so I feel like a lot of people on the planet are just like a bunch of mosquitoes, rather than describing blame or whatever to them, just be like fucking c’est la vie. I’d rather live in a beautiful society and live a happy life, with mosquitoes in it, rather than living this loser loaner lifestyle, not engaging with anybody, and not having mosquitoes.

Social risk taking

So a lot of people talk about risk, mostly about like finances, the financial market etc. Investing. But very rarely do we actually talk about risk in terms of social risktaking.

For example example, even a simple act of engaging somebody complementing them, is an act of courage, a tiny social risk. Why?

Well, in today’s super lame world, the way society is structure especially in America is towards non-engagement with anything and everything.

For example, people don’t even make eye contact with other people or say hello or compliment or engage them because maybe they are concerned that other person might take the wrong way, or, maybe the fear of not getting the love back?

And the truth is, assuming you’re an insanely friendly person like myself, it’s almost like guaranteed that if you compliment 100,000 people, there’s going to be one person who takes it the wrong way. However, the simple way to engage it, and think about it is, of course. And, it’s not a wise strategy to simply have the one negative encounter, totally reprogram your whole vibrant positive energy.

I’ll give you some examples, these are some unorthodox thoughts:

First,,,, I’m starting to get super suspicious in thinking, that, people don’t like me or they are suspicious of me because I am so insanely happy and friendly. Why is that, at least in America, the status quo is being dislike, detached antisocial loser, always wearing dark sunglasses, AirPods in, pretending like you don’t acknowledge all the other wonderful people around you. Lacking any social skills.

And also, the truth is in America, typically American culture is not, at least maybe in the big cities, productive of friendliness. Like they are in the Midwest and the south.

And actually the big thought I have is technology is not to blame. Technologies is just an offshoot of the issue, not the problem in itself.

To explain, it does not iPhones and social media that is making people antisocial. I think that route, there is a deeper sociological issue with hand.

So I think the status code is, “thou shall not engage with strangers, and also thou shall not make eye contact with strangers.” This is also a systemic problem, I think also this is an issue at schools institutions etc.… Because everyone’s just trying to avoid a lawsuit.

Therefore people act very cowardly, and they have no other option but to just retreat into their phones. Like for example, try riding a New York subway and smiling at somebody and saying hello. It’s not an iPhone issue it’s kind of a cultural issue.

So this is a big signal idea… What’s kind of still interesting and critical is sociology, social skills etc.

I’ll give you an example… Now that Senecas in school, and I interact with other parents and kids, and teachers… And principals and admin staff, … now,,, things have gone like 1 trillion times more complex.

For example, when I was in high school, or elementary school or middle school… Typically all the dramas were in between me and classmates, maybe the teacher, rarely almost never the staff or the principal?

But now that I’m a parent, navigating drop offs, pick ups, other parents and other kids… The social ethical, legal, boundaries are very grey and strange. 

Christian ethics ,,?

Jesus –> do unto others as you want others to do unto you. 

Modern day antisocial American ethics: don’t interact with me, make me feel uncomfortable, talk to me make eye contact with me… Or my kid, but secretly actually I want your attention and affection and interaction.

AI

so where sociology AI, social skills AI could be interesting is, having to get a second opinion on complex social thoughts. 

Honestly it’s not going to solve everything but at least give you a second opinion?

The sociology of AI

So this is a big signal idea… What’s kind of still interesting and critical is sociology, social skills etc.

I’ll give you an example… Now that Senecas in school, and I interact with other parents and kids, and teachers… And principals and admin staff, … now,,, things have gone like 1 trillion times more complex.

For example, when I was in high school, or elementary school or middle school… Typically all the dramas were in between me and classmates, maybe the teacher, rarely almost never the staff or the principal? 

But now that I’m a parent, navigating drop offs, pick ups, other parents and other kids… The social ethical, legal, boundaries are very grey and strange. 

Christian ethics ,,?

Jesus –> do unto others as you want others to do unto you. 

Modern day antisocial American ethics: don’t interact with me, make me feel uncomfortable, talk to me make eye contact with me… Or my kid, but secretly actually I want your attention and affection and interaction. 

…

so this is a big signal idea,

The sociology of AI

So this is a big signal idea… What’s kind of still interesting and critical is sociology, social skills etc.

I’ll give you an example… Now that Senecas in school, and I interact with other parents and kids, and teachers… And principals and admin staff, … now,,, things have gone like 1 trillion times more complex.

For example, when I was in high school, or elementary school or middle school… Typically all the dramas were in between me and classmates, maybe the teacher, rarely almost never the staff or the principal?

But now that I’m a parent, navigating drop offs, pick ups, other parents and other kids… The social ethical, legal, boundaries are very grey and strange. 

How To Conquer AI For Photo Creativity Online Zoom Workshop

• (Feb 21 (Saturday) 2026, 9:00–11:00 AM — Los Angeles (Pacific Time))

Dear friends, I am super pumped to share that I’m going to be teaching a very very unique, one of a kind online workshop tailored around photography creativity and AI.

The big thought I have is, essentially AI, could be like digital photography 2.0. Which means, AI isn’t a thing to be afraid of, but instead, a phenomenal new liberation for you to like super insanely turbo charge you? 

Quad thrusters ahead!

Essentially, AI should be seen as amplified creativity –> , or like,,, electricity or the automobile.

Or, AI should be seen as a protocol for enhanced creativity. the general idea is, that AI is not “cheating”, very much how film guitar first think that digital photography was cheating.

And the truth is, life isn’t about cheating or legitimacy or whatever but, to use your levers of advantages to your own benefit. 

For example, is it cheating to ride a bicycle to drop your kid off to school, if the streets are full of traffic in cars? Or is it cheating to ride a car to go somewhere instead of walking 20 miles like your ancestors did?

I think the future is gonna be the same in terms of education, it’s kind of like trying to do complex math equations without a calculator. AI is essentially a calculator on steroids. 

What we’re going to cover:

1. The ethics of AI and creativity: what happens to authorship and originality?
2. How AI could be used to benefit and supercharge your photography creativity
3. Simple workflows on how to use AI to transform your photos into videos.
4. A chance for you to also share your opinions about the future of AI photography and creativity
5. How you could use AI to increase your blueprint for online success, and also, the death of Google SEO (search engine optimization), and the rise of AISO (AI search optimization)
6. A quick overview of the different AI generation platforms like ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini
7. How you could use AI, video generation AI, to prosper as a creator

the 411

So the workshop will be online on Zoom, Feb 21st, a Saturday, from 9am-11am pacific California LA Time. 

A list:

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Get your spot

To grab your spot for the workshop, only $199, you can register and grab your spot here via PayPal buy it now Burton link (accepts VISA, credit cards, etc) >

A week prior to the workshop, I’ll email you with a specific Zoom link how to attend the event.

now what?

Up until then I recommend you to try experimenting. Try grok image to video, try ChatGPT pro Sora 2, try gemini.

And I think the big idea is to try to have an open mind. Your future is calling.

ERIC

grab your spot

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Pumped to virtually see you soon!

EK

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Other thoughts … some stoic thoughts:

Forget

Forget, forgetfulness as a stoic virtue:

So a really big idea of my mind right now is in terms of stoic ethics, almost like having some sort of historic operating system system.

So, one of the big ideas I have is, when it comes to ethics in the lake, it is actually not about like apologizing or feeling bad or regretting or whatever, but instead,… to forget.

Almost assume like it never happened?

And I think this is also another really big thing is that, regardless of how accurate you might want to try to portray your own personal worldview, or the way that you interpret events or things were happening… You actually may be wrong. And there’s actually no finger to point because no wrong was really done. Either to you or somebody else or whatever.

As a consequence, I think the best way to proceed is, just forget like anything happened. And this ends up becoming a very interesting strategy because, whenever, … you see someone which might inflame you … and you see them,,, rather than getting all angry or whatever, … just smile and pretend like nothing ever happened?

…

Pretending like nothing ever happened,,, … how people respond?

… so to forget,,,, … … is the ultimate strategy? Not “forcing” yourself to forget or anything ?

So then what

… once you get that out of your mind,,, then better to focus on more personally interesting things to you?

How to forget

So I think this is $1 trillion question is that like, how do you even forget?

The only is, you cannot force yourself to forget something. Maybe you just gotta be so busy with other stuff that you don’t really care?

Another thought, perhaps then the secret is, actually, knowing that there is nothing for you to fear? Because I think typically whenever we were registered or what you said or what you did or whatever, the biggest thing that we concern ourselves with, is how this might cause harm to ourselves our family etc. But once you no longer fear nothing, then, the grand upside is, just realize there’s nothing for you to really concern yourself about.

Annoyance

Then I suppose now for me, the bigger issue I’ve been having more is kind of an annoyance? Like, when things don’t happen how I desire them, it could kind of keep me up at night because I’m using a lot of brainpower to try to mitigate the issue of my brain or trying to justify it to me or trying to do some sort of virtue philosophy?

And then it becomes insanely annoying to me because, I think about things that I don’t want to think about, but then again, maybe there is some sort of hidden upside to have to think about things that you don’t want to think about?

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Stoicism 101 >

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the winners of the future shall be the ones who can best pilot the AI.

So mostly inspired by Cindy, on slowness…  it has been a very interesting thought in terms of some AI thoughts I have.

First, what kind of interesting is if you use ChatGPT pro $200 a month version… And you use the pro model to compute things, or do deep research on anything you think of… It’s actually really slow and it takes a long time to churn through the data.

For example, if I deep research mode something or search something with deep research mode, or I have the AI churn out something using ChatGPT pro mode ,,, it’s actually really slow it takes like 15 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes sometimes?

But what’s interesting is one compared to the instant or the fast or the auto mode… The pro version the one that is very slow, but uses more computing power is probably at least 10 times more interesting.

So generally my interesting thought is, maybe also with AI… rather than always seeking an instantaneous answer to something, instead, what we strive for and seek is more of a slow considered model.

I’ll give you an example, sometimes, curious about an idea and I throw it into deep research mode, or have it build something for me with the pro mode. And then I close the tab, and I just walk around and think for myself, and as a consequence during that period of time thinking, I’ll either independently come up with my own and or version of a satisfactory answer, we’ll just use that time to voice dictate and write the essay myself or vlog it.

What’s also kind of interesting is the way that OpenAI modeled the deep research mode and the pro mode is, it tries to mimic the human brain which has to “think”, before coming up with an answer.

What’s actually funny though, is that, technically humans are faster at thinking than even ChatGPT pro. For example, if there’s a complex idea I’m trying to think through, it might only take me like five or 10 minutes to think about it, rather than ChatGPT which takes like 30 minutes.

Granted, the difference is that ChatGPT will search through the entire corpus of human knowledge, whereas I will just draw up upon my own memories and thoughts.

But why I am interested in the human version is, in some ways it is actually more efficient to search through your own ideas filtered through long periods of time rather than searching all of human knowledge.

Even our best friend nietzsche says that actually, the proper way of the philosopher is to set some boundaries on his knowledge. The goal of the philosopher isn’t to know everything,  but rather… Even he or she must set bounds upon his or her own knowledge.

That’s also another theory about the human brain is that as we prune distractions and unnecessary information, it actually makes our brain more efficient. And actually the best brain is then, an efficient brain.


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• Smarter Software, Not Just a Shinier Phone
• Brains Over Bezels
• Think Beyond the Phone – Upgrade Your AI
• Upgrade Intelligence, Not Just Hardware
• New Mindset Beats New Handset
• Power Up Your Potential, Not Just Your Pocket Tech
• Software Upgrades Over Hardware Hype
• The Future is AI – Your Phone Can Wait

Why Your Next Upgrade Should Be AI (Not Another Phone)

Are you eyeing that glossy new smartphone model? Pause right there! It’s time to redirect that upgrade itch. Upgrade your AI, not your phone. The truth is, swapping out last year’s phone for a slightly newer one is becoming a low-reward game – even tech analysts note that recent smartphone releases feel incremental, not revolutionary . A faster chip or a fancier camera is nice, but will it transform your life? Unlikely. Instead, imagine supercharging the phone (or computer) you already own with cutting-edge AI assistants and creative tools.

Why drop $1,000 on a new handset when you could spend a fraction of that to turbocharge your digital brain? (Yes, flagship phones now often cost around $1k+ !) Many of the smartest AI tools are free or budget-friendly. For example, a premium AI like ChatGPT Plus costs about $20 a month – pennies compared to a hardware upgrade. For that price, you get a 24/7 genius at your command. Your upgraded AI assistant can draft emails, brainstorm marketing copy, sketch out business ideas, or generate original art and code. It’s like hiring a personal team of experts, except it runs on your existing devices.

This isn’t just cost-effective – it’s radically effective. A new phone might open apps a split-second faster, but an advanced AI can save you hours by handling the heavy lifting of work and creativity. Case in point: users leveraging generative AI tools have been able to increase their output dramatically – one analysis found a 66% boost in task throughput with AI assistance on real-world jobs . That’s a life upgrade you can feel every day. The latest phone might marginally improve your photos; meanwhile, an AI image generator or editor can create anything you envision, camera optional. The newest phone might have a slicker OS; an AI can actually teach you new skills or automate your schedule.

For the tech-savvy creator, upgrading your AI capabilities is the gift that keeps on giving. AI platforms improve continuously with updates, learning your preferences, and expanding their knowledge without you having to lift a finger (or pull out a credit card again). In contrast, that brand-new phone will feel old in a year or two – people upgrade their phones every 2–3 years on average anyway . Why chase a perpetual cycle of diminishing returns? Break out of it! Put your resources into the intelligence that powers your world, not just a new slab of glass and metal. The future is being shaped by AI innovation, not minor hardware tweaks. Upgrade the tech that upgrades you, and unleash a smarter, more creative life without waiting in line for the next phone release.

AI vs. Smartphone – The Upgrade Showdown

Aspect	Upgrading AI Tools	Upgrading to Latest Phone
Cost	Many AI tools are free or low-cost. Even powerful services (e.g. a premium AI assistant) might run around $20/month – a fraction of a flagship phone’s price.	Flagship smartphones often cost $1000+ upfront (and often lock you into pricey contracts). That’s a big expense for only incremental hardware improvements.
Productivity	AI assistants and automation save you time by handling tasks, scheduling, content creation and more. Real users see huge productivity gains – up to 66% more work done with generative AI help .	A new phone may be a bit faster or smoother, but it won’t magically give you more hours in the day or do work on your behalf. Speedier hardware helps, yet your output stays dependent on your effort.
Creative Power	Unleash creativity on demand: generate original images, music, writing, or code with AI tools. Your AI acts like a collaborator, bringing ideas to life beyond your personal skills.	A better camera or display lets you capture and view content in higher quality, but you still have to create everything. The phone’s capabilities enhance media, yet don’t generate novel ideas for you.
Longevity & Upgrades	AI services evolve constantly via cloud updates – your tools actually get smarter over time. No need to buy new hardware; today’s AI will improve next month.	Hardware gets outdated in a couple of years, and users end up upgrading phones roughly every 2–3 years to keep up. New features only come with buying the next device.
Real-World Impact	Personalized AI can coach you, simplify daily chores, translate on the fly, and adapt to your needs. It’s a quality-of-life boost that you feel in every project or routine.	New phones offer nice-to-have refinements (slightly better battery life, a sharper screen). Convenient, yes, but usually not a game-changer in how you work or create day-to-day.

In the battle of upgrades, the smart money is on intelligence over instruments. Skip the yearly phone hype and invest in the AI revolution unfolding right in front of you. The future will thank you!

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So starting 2026, my big vision is about giga health. That is, according to whatever my personal metrics are, to be insanely healthy.

Insanely phenomenal sleep,,, and health 3x?

So it is easy for companies to return 3X returns in a short period of time, like MSTR last year when it quickly climbed from $150 a share to around $500 a share … but the tricky thing is with health and human physiology, not always possible.

So the first thought I had is, is it possible to eat like three times the amount of meat for dinner?

Like for example let us say conservatively you could eat 3 pounds of meat for dinner… Could you 3x and eat 9 pounds? 

Variety?

I suppose the first thought is if you want to eat more, you gotta add more variety. Like I guess… Do you have different cuts of meat, beef, ground beef, beef liver, tripe, eggs, and bone broth stock soup.

And tried some variety, eating it with kale, kimchi, mustard, or just simple cilantro rot onions, and or cilantro chimichurri?

Why?

Also another big thing is, I just signed up for an unlimited membership for hot yoga with Cindy, and I’ve been going with her religiously every single day. In the morning.

And then the upside is, … I think this is something that people don’t understand about hot yoga is that it actually makes you happier!

Like people think that you should do hot yoga or whatever for health but to me, health is too ambiguous of a notion. I think happiness is a little bit more accurate of a notion.

So for example, if you’re doing hot yoga, after you’re done with class, take a nice shower, you’re gonna feel like 1000 times better. Also, for us weight lifters… Superior performance of our joints ligaments bones, connective tissues etc.

If anything, assuming that you’re like a real performance athlete, it kind of makes sense to do hot yoga every single day. Because it will help you perform better. Kind of like how LeBron James, apparently he does an hour of yoga a day, and it helps him stay injury free. If anything, Kobe Bryant should’ve probably also done hot yoga, in order to prevent all his ankle injuries.

Weight lifting

Everyone can benefit from weightlifting, your 72-year-old mom etc.

I also do believe it’s a good idea to lift weights every day, and the simple ideas to just vary the exercise exercises for fun.

Sun outside

I think I’m pretty privileged to live in LA where in the middle of January, it’s 74° and sunny. And so for me, being in the direct sun, topless all day is my jam.

I listened to the long interview with Elon Musk in which he talked about the son, even if we humans could harness like .01% of the sun’s energy, we would have free infinite energy forever.

However the big issue with heat, the sun etc. is heat storage. And also with batteries battery storage.

Assuming we humans are just flesh batteries,,, I had a funny thought that, if you just spent all day sunbathing and suntanning outside, does that help us store more physiological energy inside our body and our skin? 

Certainly you don’t want skin cancer, but assume you have like 50 SPF sunblock, and you also wear your sun hat, … and cover up the parts of your body which are sensitive,,, you should be good.

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5 year Apple skeptical 

10 year skeptical Amazon 

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US company 

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We choose not to we won’t 

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10,000 successful ones ,,, all different 

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Private startups 

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Struggle for 4 years 

Not even casual investor,,, 

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Industrialist ,,, sign up for at least a decade ***

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10 year runway 

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Think 100 years from now 

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We wouldn’t 

Infinitely Scaleable business ***

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STRC… $10T market cap

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If it got to 0 vol

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Digital money 8% bank account 

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Bitcoin backed stable coin 

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3.5% bank account USA

8% ,,, 

Blend credit & currency 

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1.5x leverage and 15% return 

Crank leverage up and down 

,

Risk free rate 

$200T?

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$100B a year 

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$330B a year of abu dhabi 

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Perfect business and banking strategy 

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Do you want all the people in the world or just all their money in the world!

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The ideal product 

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They were reaching for yield 

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No duration risk no credit risk 

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Real estate development with Bitcoin 

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Armchair 

Nobody knows the future 

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100x

unlimited optionality forever 

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Amazon ,,, a decade. 

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Venture capitalist cannot buy BTC,,, HE HAS to buy stock and companies ?

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Hundreds of thousands millions 

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Toxic framing of question 

Ignorant 

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400m companies,,, … nobody complains 

There’s only one thing you can do with electricity 

There’s only one thing you can do with English?

With math?

Do things with digital capital., millions 

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Ain’t nobody competing with one another 

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Applaud for not using donkey carts 

Maybe we will create electric cars, and hair dryers 

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Insurance, credit, derivatives, money, money funds … 

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Criticize 99.9% of companies that don’t like Bitcoin 

Weight lifting,,, and yoga,,, don’t compete with you 

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Agree with 99% of your ideology 

Their families, countries … doing good things 

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Planting the flag for Bitcoin 

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400M companies ,,, all have a difficult time struggle 

8B struggling people 

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Everyone struggling 

Bitcoin is the strategy *** 

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They have to get up and get to work 

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100 good constructive ideas 

Embrace new technology ,,, be become the best version of me

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Companies exist to create value ,,, what do they do

6%,,, other is 2%… Metaplanet most valuable company 

Sell credit 

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Pay you double, life insurance powered by bitcoin

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6% illiquid, 

Strive 12% and pays liquid 

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What is the company going to do? 30% invest not. 5%

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Premium auto,,, half … cost ?

Lowering cost?

Bitcoin as a leveraged means to lower costs of things?

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Equity speculator ? 

The fault is with you ***

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Look in the mirror 

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They are not characterizing themselves ,,, “pure play”

Operating companies 

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Don’t characterize people 

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Ignorant myopic question 

Don’t frame it like that ..,

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My neighbor ,,, competing for Bitcoin 

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We are not competing with each other 

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Create private equity ,,, 

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Don’t eat your young 

Support bitcoin in a different way than them. 

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1% of ,,, 99% agreement. 

99% aligned , 1% different 

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Say something in English with accent ,,, when you’re agreeing with me

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Don’t criticize people ,,, 

Applaud their decision 

Freedom, soverinity   

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October 6th

95 days since all time highs 

$25B butcoin .. 100x times more purchased

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100x more … good fundamental progression 

2020 … only 5 years ago 

Bitcoin in kind redemption,,, BTC to ibit and back. 

100 days ,,, baby, and … company college degree 

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Low time preference … 4 years ,,, less is naive. 

Venture capital ,, less than 4 years …

Investor think 4 years beyond. 

Ideology 10 year time span 

Ideological movement 10,000 years 

10-20 yrs to be successful 

10 weeks or 10 months 

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2026 price doesn’t matter 

4% to 76% electricity … 30 yrs 

Half planet dies without electricity 

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Rolling 4 year moving average bullish 

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Electricity isn’t awful 

Nuclear energy 1973

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Tens of millions die ,,, wars for oil 

Reason from first principles ***

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50 years bear market, 2021… nuclear 

2023 ChatGPT 

Esg

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Power is cool again 

Think for yourself 

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More than 94 days endurance 

16 years educated 

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1094 days .. undergrad MIT

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18 years 

17 year old bitcoin 

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Jan 3rd

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Roll back 

Give up 

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Schwab bitcoin 

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Multi trillion dollar banking industry 

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Families how much bitcoin they have 

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Cash flow positive 

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Every company has a different value proposition 

Buy Bitcoin 

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Counterparty risk 

400m companies 

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Criticize companies that don’t buy Bitcoin 

Unrealized gains ***

All my gains are unrealized gains 

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Amplify loss 3 times as fast 

30% a year 30 years 

60% a year MSTR gains 

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Don’t eat it’s young ***

Why criticize ,,, your own kind?

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The premise 

200 companies that bought Bitcoin 

400M companies that didn’t buy Bitcoin 

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Companies don’t determine stock price 

Timing?

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Unemployed person buying Bitcoin 

Debt person buying Bitcoin 

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200 people vs …200 companies 

Ignorant offensive statement 

Just issue debt. 

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Why can’t all 400M companies buy Bitcoin 

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Criticizing a company that isn’t doing anything 

400M companies that don’t do anything …?

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Don’t criticize a company that makes an irrational decision 

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What are you promoting that 

200 companies ,,, 1 company does electricity better 

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Adopt a new … technology 

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We are not here to promote bad companies 

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The market has enough room on earth for all 400M to buy Bitcoin  

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Struggling companies benefit from buying Bitcoin 

$30M a year, growing 30% a year! ***

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$20 M a year starting … eventually make $1B a year 

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Buying equity 

Better ,,, corporations have tax advantages 

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The ChatGPT GPT Store highlights featured and trending custom GPTs by community and partner creators (seen above, e.g. AllTrails, Khan Academy, Canva). Achieving a spot here means your custom GPT or plugin is widely used or curated, giving it top visibility on the platform .

1. Maximizing Ranking and Visibility on ChatGPT

Leverage ChatGPT’s platforms for exposure: OpenAI’s ecosystem now includes a GPT Store (with prompt-based apps) and plugins. Users have created over 3 million custom GPTs by early 2024 . The store showcases popular community-built GPTs across categories (writing, coding, education, etc.) and weekly featured picks . To achieve top placement, focus on high-value use cases and quality: only a small fraction of GPTs gain significant traction (one analysis found only ~300 of 65,000+ custom GPTs had over 1,000 uses) . In practice, the most popular GPTs solve common needs or offer unique skills – for example, AI PDF (for querying PDF documents) and ResearchGPT (a research assistant) each amassed over 160,000 conversations within months . Similarly, official plugins addressing broad needs (web browsing, code execution, travel booking, etc.) quickly rose to the top. Tip: Identify a gap or frequent task (e.g. summarizing documents, language tutoring, trip planning) and create a GPT/plugin that excels at it. Choose a clear, descriptive name to aid discovery (some early builders found generic names like “Math” or “PDF Reader” boosted visibility in searches). As OpenAI improves discovery, genuine utility and positive user reviews will matter more than gimmicky names .

Optimize content to be recommended by ChatGPT: Aside from the store, consider ChatGPT as a new search and recommendation engine. Millions of users now bypass Google, asking ChatGPT for product recommendations, advice, and answers . Unlike a search engine, ChatGPT doesn’t return 10 blue links – it synthesizes one answer. This means your content or brand is either included in the AI’s answer or completely invisible . There’s no middle ground or page two. To secure that coveted inclusion when ChatGPT answers queries in your domain, practice Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). Studies of ChatGPT’s citation behavior indicate four key factors for content to be picked up:

1. Relevance – Directly and fully answer the user’s question or task. Content should address the query’s intent with depth and context, not just superficial keywords . (For example, covering not just “what is the best CRM?” but comparisons, implementation tips, use-case specifics, etc.)
2. Credibility – Establish your trustworthiness and authority. High-quality content with author credentials, reputable citations, and consistency across sources is favored . ChatGPT tends to cross-check facts; discrepancies or lack of evidence can drop you from its answers.
3. Freshness – Keep information up-to-date. The AI strongly prefers recent content over outdated pages . Regularly update your articles, statistics, and examples so that by the time ChatGPT’s index or browsing sees them, they reflect the latest reality.
4. Cross-Verification – Align with other trusted sources. ChatGPT will verify claims across multiple references, looking for consensus . If your content reinforces common expert findings (or you cite authoritative data), it’s more likely to be included. Unique claims that clash with prevailing evidence are usually ignored by the AI.

By optimizing along these lines (essentially an AI-tailored extension of E-E-A-T: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness), you increase the chances that ChatGPT cites or mentions your brand in its answer . For businesses, this can be game-changing – being the sole recommended solution in a ChatGPT answer yields far less competition for user attention than a Google results page . In short, invest in content quality and authority so that the next time someone asks ChatGPT in your niche (“best sustainable running shoes?” or “how do I fix a leaky faucet?”), your insights or product are what the AI delivers.

2. Building a Personal Brand in the ChatGPT Ecosystem

Carve out your niche and persona: Treat ChatGPT as a new platform for thought leadership. This could mean developing a distinctive custom GPT persona or prompt style that people associate with you. For example, one creator built “Mr. Ranedeer, AI Tutor,” a tailored GPT-4 persona for personalized learning, and open-sourced its prompt – it became a highly used educational bot, cementing that creator’s reputation in AI education . Think about the area where you have expertise or a unique approach, and craft ChatGPT prompts or personas around it. By offering something unique (say, an AI that speaks in your brand’s voice or a bot specialized in your industry), you make your brand memorable within the ChatGPT community.

Establish credibility and visibility: Make use of features like OpenAI’s Builder Profile to verify your identity or brand when sharing GPTs. This attaches your name or company to the tool for all to see . A consistent name and logo across your GPTs, plugins, and prompt listings will reinforce your brand. Additionally, be active in ChatGPT-related communities – answer questions, share prompt tips, and help others. For instance, top prompt creators on sharing platforms (e.g. FlowGPT or the AIPRM community) often gain followers by regularly posting high-quality prompts. Success story: The AIPRM prompt library extension (essentially a user-created layer on ChatGPT) became “trusted by over 2 million users and some of the world’s biggest brands” in less than a year . AIPRM’s team achieved this by building a reliable repository of prompts (providing value to marketers, developers, etc.), thereby building a brand synonymous with ChatGPT productivity. This shows that if you consistently deliver value in the ChatGPT ecosystem, you can rapidly grow a following.

Balance AI assistance with authentic voice: While ChatGPT can generate content for your personal brand (blogs, LinkedIn posts, tweets) at lightning speed, use it wisely. You should still inject personal insights or stories so that your brand feels human and relatable. Audiences appreciate authenticity; in fact, there have been cases where influencers were called out for copy-pasting AI text. In one cautionary example, a LinkedIn user grew to 15,000+ views on posts by relying on ChatGPT, only to have their credibility crumble when a follower recognized the text as a verbatim ChatGPT response . The lesson: use ChatGPT as a co-creator, not a clone. Let it handle rough drafts, research, or tedious bits, but always review and add your perspective. By doing so, you build a powerful brand augmented by AI – efficient and tech-savvy yet still genuinely you.

Showcase expertise through ChatGPT: If you’re an expert (or aspiring expert) in a field, use ChatGPT to broadcast that expertise in new ways. For example, a nutritionist might create a “Healthy Meal Planner” GPT that embodies their philosophy, or a legal expert might publish a prompt series for common contract questions. Sharing these for public use demonstrates your know-how to anyone who uses them. Over time, your name becomes associated with quality in that domain. Remember to keep your tone and style consistent (your “brand voice”) in all the outputs you influence. ChatGPT can even mimic a writing tone if instructed, so you can maintain a signature style across responses . The goal is that readers or users start to recognize and seek out your particular ChatGPT content because it stands out in quality and personality.

3. Gaining Influence and Followers through ChatGPT

Understand the follower model in ChatGPT: ChatGPT isn’t a social network, so you won’t have “followers” in the traditional sense within the app. Instead, influence is measured by how many people regularly use your ChatGPT creations. This could be the number of users enabling your plugin or the number of conversations launched with your custom GPT. OpenAI’s GPT Store provides a community leaderboard of popular GPTs , effectively highlighting top creators. Strive to get your GPT into those top ranks by maximizing utility and user satisfaction. High usage not only boosts visibility but may soon translate into revenue – OpenAI announced a builder revenue program to pay GPT creators based on user engagement . In short, popularity pays: becoming a ChatGPT influencer now has financial incentives similar to YouTube or app stores.

Drive adoption of your GPTs and plugins: To gain a recurring audience, encourage people to try and keep using your ChatGPT-based tools. Promotion is key – share the direct link to your custom GPT or plugin in relevant circles (e.g. if you made a travel assistant GPT, post it on r/travelhacks or Twitter with a demo video). Early users can snowball into many if they find it useful and share further. Some creators build dedicated communities around their GPTs; for example, one top-ranked GPT developer revealed “I’ve open-sourced the prompt to my community of 3,000 people” who give feedback and help improve it . By involving a community, you not only refine your product but also cultivate loyal advocates who essentially “follow” your work.

Encourage external followers to engage with ChatGPT content: If you have an existing audience (followers on Twitter, newsletter subscribers, customers of your brand), invite them into your ChatGPT experience. For instance, a fitness coach with a following might announce a “Chat with my AI coach here” using a shared GPT link – turning external followers into ChatGPT users of your persona. Conversely, if you gain notoriety for a great ChatGPT tool, people will seek out your other channels. Make sure your builder profile or GPT descriptions include a link to your website or X/Twitter handle (OpenAI allows adding a verified website to your GPT profile) . This way, ChatGPT can become a funnel for followers: someone who loves your plugin might click through to learn about you or follow you elsewhere.

Collaborate and get featured: Another way to boost influence is via partnerships and official features. OpenAI has been featuring certain community GPTs (see the GPT Store’s featured list which included brands like AllTrails and Khan Academy) . Getting featured by OpenAI is like being on the front page – it can massively increase your reach. While there’s no guaranteed path to that, creating something truly impactful (e.g. solving a big problem or aiding education) increases your chances. You can also collaborate with well-known organizations to create ChatGPT content; for example, the Consensus team built a GPT that searches 200M academic papers , leveraging their existing brand to become a top GPT. Such collaborations can lend credibility and bring a built-in user base. Finally, keep an eye on emerging ChatGPT community hubs – forums, newsletters, or contests highlighting top prompts and GPTs – and participate. Being active and early in these spaces will mark you as a leader as the community grows.

Growth Tactics to Expand Your ChatGPT Reach:

Growth Strategy	How it Boosts ChatGPT Influence	Example / Tip
Build High-Utility GPTs/Plugins	A useful custom GPT or plugin can attract thousands of users, giving you exposure and credibility within ChatGPT.	Example: A developer created an “AskYourPDF” plugin that let ChatGPT read PDFs – it quickly amassed a large user base, establishing that developer as a top creator in that niche.
Promote on External Platforms	Showcasing your ChatGPT creations or AI insights on social media and forums brings in new users and recognition.	Share a link to a cool ChatGPT conversation or your custom GPT on Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, etc. A short demo video or snippet of an impressive ChatGPT result can entice people to try it themselves.
Engage & Educate the Community	Building a community around your ChatGPT content fosters loyalty and word-of-mouth growth. You also get feedback to improve.	Start a Discord or forum thread for your GPT users. For instance, one GPT creator gathered a 3,000-member community that provided daily feedback, helping him refine the GPT and boosting its reputation .
Collaborate with Brands/Experts	Partnering with established brands or experts can amplify reach by tapping into their audience. It also adds credibility to your ChatGPT project.	Tip: Co-create a GPT with a known brand (e.g. a travel GPT with an airline, an educational GPT with a popular teacher). If a major brand integrates your GPT (like how Canva and AllTrails launched GPTs), your work gets exposed to a ready-made user base .
Continual Improvement	Regularly updating and enhancing your prompts/GPT keeps users coming back and maintains your edge in store rankings.	Treat your GPT like a product: fix its flaws, add features (new “Actions” or data sources), and update knowledge frequently. An updated GPT is more likely to remain featured and retain users than one that stagnates.

4. Mastering Prompt Engineering and Persona Crafting

Being a top ChatGPT creator requires top-tier prompt skills. The best performers treat prompt engineering as an art and science of its own. Key best practices include being extremely specific, providing clear context, and spelling out the desired format or outcome. In fact, prompt engineering “best practices focus on being specific, providing clear context, examples, and data, defining the desired output, and giving instructions on what to do (rather than what not to do) .” In other words: the more guidance you give the model, the better it can do exactly what you envision.

Craft a strong initial prompt (or persona): Start conversations by establishing a role or scenario for ChatGPT. For example: “You are a veteran software engineer acting as a coding mentor,” or “Act as a friendly customer service agent for a travel company.” This calibrates tone and knowledge immediately . Providing background context (“I have tried X and Y, now I need Z…”) will lead to more informed responses. If you’re building a shareable prompt or GPT, consider writing a concise system message (in the API or GPT builder) that locks in the persona’s identity and goals. Top creators often iterate for dozens of prompts to perfect a persona that reliably produces great output across many queries.

Use structured prompting techniques: Don’t rely on one single long query and hope for the best. Break complex tasks into multiple steps or employ advanced prompting methods to get “elite” answers:

• Few-shot prompting: Give examples of what you’re looking for. E.g., provide a sample input and the ideal output, then ask ChatGPT to do the same for a new input. This teaches the model the pattern or style you want.
• Chain-of-thought: Explicitly prompt the model to reason step-by-step. For instance: “Let’s solve this step by step. First, outline the approach, then compute the solution.” This often improves logic and correctness, as the model “shows its work.”
• Reflection or critique: Ask ChatGPT to double-check or refine its answer. e.g., “Now examine the above answer for any errors or improvements and then update it.” This can catch mistakes or add depth to the response.
• Role-play and personas: As mentioned, adopting a persona can focus the response. A “persona prompting” approach might say, “As a Shakespearean poet, explain the theory of relativity,” yielding a uniquely styled answer. Use this to your advantage for brand voice or creative needs.

Indeed, experienced prompt engineers leverage a toolbox of such techniques – zero-shot vs. few-shot, role prompting, chain-of-thought, prompt chaining, etc. – to consistently coax high-quality output . The table below summarizes some prompt optimization tips:

Prompting Tip	How to Apply It	Example Prompt Snippet
Set a Clear Role/Context	Give the model an identity or scenario to guide tone and knowledge.	“You are a cybersecurity expert helping a non-technical user secure their home network.”
Be Specific and Directive	Clearly state what you need, including format or length if important.	“List 5 key tips for improving SEO, with 1–2 sentences of explanation for each, in a numbered format.”
Provide Examples (Few-Shot)	Show one or more input-output examples so the model learns the desired style or structure.	“Example – Q: [sample question] A: [sample answer] … Now answer this: Q: [new question] A:”
Use Step-by-Step Requests	For complex tasks, tell the AI to break the reasoning into steps or handle one part at a time.	“Explain how the heart pumps blood. First, outline the main stages of circulation, then provide an illustrative analogy.”
Iterate and Refine	Treat the conversation as iterative – if the answer isn’t perfect, clarify or ask for improvements.	“That solution is too generic. Could you refine it with specific statistics or examples to support the points?”

By mastering such prompt tactics, you’ll not only get consistently high-quality outputs from ChatGPT but also develop a signature style that others notice. Many top creators test their prompts extensively, tweaking wording and order of information to see what yields the best result. It’s common to have ChatGPT evaluate its own answers or run multiple variants of a prompt to compare outputs – essentially, prompt A/B testing. Over time, you’ll discover the phrasing that works best for your goals. Remember that prompt engineering is an evolving field (what works best can change as the models update), so stay informed on new techniques. Investing effort here is crucial: as one guide noted, crafting inputs that produce genuinely useful outputs has only grown more important for getting the most from AI . If you become known for consistently extracting gold-standard answers from ChatGPT, your reputation as a prompt wizard will be well established.

5. Integrating ChatGPT with Cross-Platform Branding

Becoming a top ChatGPT creator doesn’t stop at the ChatGPT app – it’s also about how you leverage ChatGPT in the broader digital world. The content and tools you create with ChatGPT can be repurposed and promoted on other platforms to amplify your influence, and vice versa. In fact, creators who immerse themselves in AI produce content more quickly and build more engaged communities, gaining an edge over those who don’t use these tools . Here’s how to integrate ChatGPT into a cross-platform growth strategy:

• Social Media Content Generation: Use ChatGPT to brainstorm and draft posts for Twitter (X), LinkedIn, Instagram captions, YouTube descriptions, or TikTok scripts. You can rapidly generate ideas and even full drafts. For example, you might ask ChatGPT for “10 tweet ideas about new AI trends” or “a LinkedIn article outline on personal finance tips.” This gives you raw material that you can polish and post. The advantage is speed and volume – you can maintain a steady posting schedule without burning out. Just remember to add personal tweaks so each post remains authentic. Influencers are already using AI this way to keep their content pipelines flowing . If done right, you’ll notice increased engagement as you’re providing value consistently. You can also occasionally mention your ChatGPT projects in these posts (“Today I used my custom GPT to help draft this thread, it saved me an hour!”) to subtly encourage your followers to check out your ChatGPT content.
• Long-form and Blogging: ChatGPT can act as a research assistant and first-draft writer for blogs, newsletters (Substack), or articles. Top creators use it to summarize information, suggest structures, or even generate entire sections of text which they then fact-check and refine. For instance, if you run a Substack about marketing, you might use ChatGPT to pull in the latest stats or to rewrite a section more clearly. This not only saves time but can improve the depth of your content (since ChatGPT can synthesize sources you might not have had time to read). When you publish high-quality long-form content, it reinforces your authority – and you can mention that you leverage ChatGPT as part of your workflow, signaling that you’re on the cutting edge. Just be sure to double-check facts from AI (to avoid any AI-generated inaccuracies).
• Multimedia and Creative Work: Extend ChatGPT’s output to drive other media. If you host a podcast or YouTube channel, ChatGPT can help generate episode transcripts, video scripts, or lists of topics/questions to cover. This prep work can make your production process much more efficient. Some YouTubers use ChatGPT to draft entire video scripts in their niche, then they edit for accuracy and add personal anecdotes before recording. For visual platforms like Instagram or Pinterest, you could use ChatGPT to come up with ideas for images or even prompt phrases for text-to-image generators (e.g. “Generate a prompt for DALL·E to create an image of X…”). While the final creative touch is yours, the AI accelerates the brainstorming and planning stage for multimedia content.
• Interactive experiences to draw people in: One unique advantage of ChatGPT is that you can let your audience interact with your content, not just consume it. For example, if you write a how-to book or guide, you can create a custom GPT that readers can chat with to get personalized advice based on the book’s principles. This two-way engagement can set you apart on other platforms. Imagine promoting on Twitter: “I wrote an article on career planning – and I also built a ChatGPT bot you can ask your own career questions! Try it here.” This drives people from social media into ChatGPT to engage with your custom bot. It’s a powerful feedback loop: external platforms funnel users to your ChatGPT content, and your ChatGPT content in turn can mention or link out to your other platforms. Brands are already doing this: for instance, AllTrails (a hiking app) launched a GPT that gives trail recommendations inside ChatGPT – which not only provides value to ChatGPT users but also increases AllTrails’ visibility and likely directs new users to the AllTrails app for more details. Likewise, Khan Academy’s team created a “Code Tutor” GPT to help learners with programming, seamlessly tying their educational content into ChatGPT . These examples show how offering a useful ChatGPT experience related to your brand can drive a new audience your way and strengthen your position as an innovator.
• Consistency across channels: Finally, ensure that the style and messaging you use on ChatGPT aligns with your brand elsewhere. If your Twitter persona is witty and concise, you can instruct ChatGPT to answer in a similar tone for consistency. Many tools allow you to set a custom “voice” or use custom instructions so the AI mirrors your brand’s personality. Consistency builds recognition. Someone who interacts with your ChatGPT plugin and then sees your TikTok should feel the same brand vibe. This cohesion magnifies your influence – you’re not just a transient presence on ChatGPT, but a cross-platform force with a clear identity.

In summary, becoming the top-performing ChatGPT user/creator/brand is a multifaceted endeavor. You need to master the platform’s internal dynamics (from GPT Store algorithms to prompt engineering) and also evangelize your ChatGPT-powered content externally. Focus on visibility (getting your content featured and highly ranked), value (delivering genuinely useful and innovative ChatGPT experiences), and voice (building a recognizable brand persona). By doing so, you position yourself or your brand as a leader in the AI assistant revolution – the name that others cite, emulate, and follow. It’s a rapidly evolving space, so keep experimenting and stay updated on new features. Today it might be custom GPTs and plugins; tomorrow it could be something new like GPT-driven communities or AI agents. Stay adaptable, keep the quality bar high, and your influence is likely to compound across the ChatGPT ecosystem and beyond.

Sources: ChatGPT usage and ranking paradigm ; Key factors for AI recommendation ; GPT Store launch and examples ; Community usage statistics ; AIPRM user base ; Influencer content and AI ; Cautionary tale on authenticity ; Prompt engineering best practices ; Developer community insights .