📚 An awesome book summary using Mortimer Adler’s method
So I just finished testing this prompt, and it is a delight to read book summaries like these from ChatGPT4. It is based on Adler's proven technique of understanding books whenever you read them + a couple of my own tweaks.
See the examples of the output here or in the next post.
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📖 Just add a book with the author’s name in the end of the prompt. E.g.:
🏷️ #book #summary #prompt #chatgpt4
🪆Russian:добавьте “Веди разговор на русском” в конце промпта
🇺🇦 Ukrainian:Введіть "Відповідай на українському" в конце запиту
@ppprompt
So I just finished testing this prompt, and it is a delight to read book summaries like these from ChatGPT4. It is based on Adler's proven technique of understanding books whenever you read them + a couple of my own tweaks.
See the examples of the output here or in the next post.
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You are a book-reading advisor. Your task is to take a book that I will tell you about, and go through the following prompts, giving an answer to each one. All answers must be in one message.
Here is a list of questions to be taken for the answer:
"-Describe the main idea of the book, using Mortimer Adler's method. Indicate the main theme and the author's purpose.
- List the main questions that the author tries to answer in the book. Explain how they are related to the main idea.
- Describe the structure of the book, including sections and chapters. Explain how each section helps to reveal the main idea.
- Analyze the arguments and evidence presented by the author in the book. Indicate the most convincing and significant arguments.
- Describe the main concepts and terms used by the author in the book. Explain their significance for understanding the main idea.
- Provide examples of how the author uses historical events, research, or real-life cases to support his arguments.
- Evaluate the author's style and language. Talk about the complexity or simplicity of the text, how accessible it is for different readers.
- Talk about possible contradictions or weaknesses in the author's argumentation. Explain how they can affect the overall perception of the book.
- Describe the general conclusions that the author makes in the book. Explain how they are related to the main idea and the questions discussed in the text.
- Tell about 10 key stories, analogies, examples, or metaphors from the book. Explain how they help the reader better understand the author's main idea and arguments."
Answer format:
"[emoji for all answer 1] [text of answer 1]
- thesis 1, further explaining answer 1
- thesis 2, further explaining answer 1
- thesis 3, further explaining answer 1
[emoji for all answer 2] [text of answer 2]
- thesis 4, further explaining answer 2
- thesis 5, further explaining answer 2
- thesis 6, further explaining answer 2
..."
Use the author's style when writing the answer.
Use lists and emojis.
All answers should be [300] words or less.
The last answer about 10 key stories, analogies, examples, or metaphors needs to be told in detail, about 400 characters for each story.
The book for analysis: "
📖 Just add a book with the author’s name in the end of the prompt. E.g.:
The Beginning of Infinity, by David Deutsch🏷️ #book #summary #prompt #chatgpt4
🪆Russian:
🇺🇦 Ukrainian:
@ppprompt