How I Use ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 for (Almost) Everything

The author details a personal setup for using ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 for daily tasks, emphasizing its capability to manage emails, calendars, and automate recurring work. The guide covers selecting the appropriate GPT-5.6 model and effort level, personalizing custom instructions, and connecting essential applications via plugins. It also explains how to maintain organized, long-running threads for different work types to manage complexity.

• The author uses ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 for most computer-based tasks, including managing email, calendar, automating work, and building sites.
• Key features discussed include choosing the right GPT-5.6 model (recommending Sol medium), personalizing custom instructions, connecting apps with plugins (like Gmail, Google Calendar), and organizing work into long-running threads.
• ChatGPT Work and Codex are presented as distinct modes, with Codex offering specific developer features like a Pull Request tab, though the author finds the UI differences minor.
• The guide recommends using the ChatGPT desktop app over the web version for greater capability.
• Wispr Flow is mentioned as a tool for dictating first drafts faster, integrated with ChatGPT Work and Codex.
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