Ask the AI to Interview You Before You Write Your Newsletter: 5 Questions, One at a Time, and No Writing for You
- Level Beginner
- Setup~30 min (estimated)
- Evidence Anecdotal
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeYes
What they did
When she sits down to write with a dozen half-formed opinions, she asks ChatGPT to interview her instead of writing for her. She asks for 5 questions, one at a time, to uncover stronger opinions and personal stories, and tells it not to write anything. She says it surfaces ideas she didn't know she had.
How it went
X post by @WholeHardy (Oct 30, 2026 UTC): ask ChatGPT for 5 one-at-a-time questions to uncover opinions before writing a newsletter; no AI writing. Works best with a voice or long typed answers. Short answers give you little to work with
Worth knowing
- X post by @WholeHardy (Oct 30, 2026 UTC): ask ChatGPT for 5 one-at-a-time questions to uncover opinions before writing a newsletter; no AI writing.
- Works best with a voice or long typed answers. Short answers give you little to work with.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
I'm writing [newsletter/post] about [topic]. Interview me: ask 5 questions, one at a time, to uncover my strongest opinions and personal experiences on it. Wait for each answer before asking the next. Do NOT write the piece for me. At the end, list the 3 most interesting points I made.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
Grok Bot can do this too: ask it to interview you by voice call before you write.
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in ChatGPT Agent, Claude, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Stack: ChatGPT Agent
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
X post by @WholeHardy (Oct 30, 2026 UTC): ask ChatGPT for 5 one-at-a-time questions to uncover opinions before writing a newsletter; no AI writing. Works best with a voice or long typed answers. Short answers give you little to work with
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