Raise your hand if your ChatGPT sidebar is a mess. 🙋🏼♀️
Mine sure is. I spend way too much time scrolling through old conversations looking for just the right one.
But those days of endless scrolling are over! I’ve been collecting tips for how to finally organize the ChatGPT clutter.
Here are my top 5.
1. Rename and Bookmark
Rename the conversation with a descriptive title and bookmark it in a folder on your browser.
Example:
Rename the generic title "Prompts" to "ChatGPT Prompts for Beginners"
Bookmark it in a "ChatGPT Learning" folder in your browser
The key is to be as descriptive as possible with the new title, so you know exactly what the conversation contains when you see it in your bookmarks.
And organizing conversations into relevant browser folders makes them easy to find later.
2. Rename and Search
Rename the conversation to start with a topic or acronym (like MR for market research) and then use Control + Find to search.
Examples:
Recipes - Keto Pancakes
MR - Software Industry Research
3. Use Emojis or Colors
Use emojis or colors in the titles to categorize different topics at a glance.
Examples:
💡Blog Post Ideas
✏️ Blog Post Drafts
🔵 Workouts
4. Forward Chats to Notion
Use Instapaper to forward the conversation link to Notion for more robust organizing.
Examples:
Forward your “ChatGPT Prompts for Beginners” conversation to your Notion page called “Prompts”
Forward your “Blog Post Ideas” to your Notion page called “Content Creation”
5. Archive Conversations
Archive older ChatGPT conversations to declutter your sidebar.
Examples:
Archive conversations where ChatGPT provided product/service recommendations that you've already acted on
Archive conversations where ChatGPT helped you brainstorm gift ideas - they'll be useful again next holiday season!
This new feature just came out in late December 2023!
To archive a conversation:
Click the name of the conversation.
Click the 3 dots next to the name.
Choose ‘archive’ from the dropdown menu.
Archived conversations can be accessed in the Settings menu.
I hope these 5 tips help you finally tame your messy ChatGPT sidebar in 2024!
What strategies do you find most useful for organizing AI conversations? Share any of your favorite organization hacks in the comments below.
And if you found this post helpful, feel free to like and share it so others can get control of their ChatGPT clutter too.
Here's to clean slates and searchable sidebars in the New Year. 😊