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Personalizing ChatGPT

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OpenAI介绍通过自定义指令和记忆功能个性化ChatGPT，提升其作为协作工具的效率与一致性。

核心要点

自定义指令可设定用户角色、语气偏好和输出格式，适用于稳定不变的使用习惯。
记忆功能让ChatGPT记住用户主动分享的上下文，避免重复解释，提升长期交互相关性。
技能（Skills）可将重复任务转化为结构化工作流，推动从一次性提示转向标准化流程。

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April 10, 2026

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Personalizing ChatGPT

Customize ChatGPT’s behavior with instructions and memory to fit your needs.

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ChatGPT works best when you treat it less like a search box and more like a collaborator. It’s a new kind of tool—one that responds in a conversational way, can take on a “personality,” and adapts based on the guidance you give it. The more context and direction you provide, the more useful (and consistent) it becomes.

In this section, you’ll learn two simple ways to personalize ChatGPT so it behaves more like a reliable teammate: Custom instructions and Memory.

Custom instructions

Custom instructions tell ChatGPT what it should know about you and how you prefer it to respond. These settings apply to new conversations until you change, disable, or remove them.

Even small details can meaningfully improve results, such as:

Your role and responsibilities (“I lead customer onboarding” or “I’m a finance manager”)
Your preferred tone (concise, formal, friendly)
The types of outputs you want (bullets, tables, drafts you can copy and paste)
Guardrails (“Ask clarifying questions if requirements are unclear”)

Open your **Personalization**⁠(opens in a new window) menu to get started.

Tip: Think of custom instructions like setting your default “working style” so you don’t have to repeat yourself every time. Use them for stable preferences (role, tone, formats), and use the chat prompt itself for the specific task at hand.

See the **custom instructions FAQ**⁠(opens in a new window) for more details.

Memory

Memory helps ChatGPT remember details you _choose to share_ so future replies can feel more tailored—without you re-explaining the basics each time. It can store information you explicitly ask it to remember, and (if enabled) use recent conversation context to respond more helpfully. This can improve relevance over time as ChatGPT builds a clearer picture of what you need.

You can also manage Memory directly in conversation:

Ask: “What do you remember about me?”
Say: “Remember that…” to save something
Say: “Forget that.” to remove a specific item

Open **Personalization**⁠(opens in a new window)> Memory to see and manage what’s saved.

Tip: Memory works best for for recurring context (your role, common projects, preferences). Avoid saving one-off details that won’t matter later.

See the **Memory FAQ**⁠(opens in a new window) for more details.

Other tools

As you get more comfortable with chats, you may notice certain tasks or workflows you repeat often. This is where tools like skills can help.

Skills let you turn repeatable tasks into structured, reusable workflows. Instead of starting from scratch each time, a skill can guide ChatGPT to follow a consistent process, format, or set of instructions that matches how you work.

Over time, this can help you move from one-off prompts to more consistent workflows for the tasks you do often.