1 Topic, 100 Ideas: How To Use ChatGPT To Create An Endless "Idea File"

Our most in-depth prompt yet—grab a double espresso for this one.

Ahoy, Digital Writers!

Today I’m going to walk you through a 4-step process to turn ChatGPT into your “personal idea machine.”

For anyone who has taken Ship 30 for 30, you’re familiar with the concept of The Endless Idea Generator.

This is our simple system to generate 100+ ideas to write about in 30 minutes or less—even if you think have nothing to say.

But with the help of our digital writing intern ChatGPT, we need to update this description.

Because now, instead of taking 30 minutes to generate these ideas ourselves, we’re going to train ChatGPT to do it for us instantly.

Here’s how:

Just kidding.

We are once again here to remind you that prompts like this generate output on par with a middle schooler.

But this is Write With AI—and that means we craft thoughtful, instructional prompts to generate *useful* output.

And to create our Endless Idea File prompt, we’re going to follow the 4 steps laid out in a 70-line Megaprompt.

And the best part?

We’ve written the prompt in a way that takes 100% of the “doing” off your plate.

All you need is one single topic idea (in just 5 words or less). ChatGPT takes care of the rest.

Let’s dive in.