Introduction
And why most people get mediocre answers... even though they pay
I paid $180 for a year-long ChatGPT Plus subscription.
And the result? 'Good' answers... but they didn't actually change anything.
Then I discovered one technique that completely flipped the equation:
One prompt that makes ChatGPT think as if five different experts are debating in one room, instead of one confident mind providing the first answer that seems smart.
The difference was striking.
Before that, ChatGPT praised my business ideas.
Afterwards? It tore apart my assumptions, revealed three fatal flaws I hadn't seen, and suggested a path I hadn't even considered.
One gave me confidence.
The other gave me clarity.
Guess which one actually brought in the money?
The real problem with how people use ChatGPT
You open ChatGPT.
You ask a question.
You get an answer.
You copy it.
You move on.
This is how 90% of people use artificial intelligence.
And that's why their results... are modest.
What actually happens behind the scenes?
ChatGPT doesn't give you the smartest answer, but the most statistically likely one.
It provides you with the average of the internet.
The average of articles.
The average of advice.
The average of thinking.
Then you wonder why your work seems generic, repetitive, and lacking in distinction.
When you ask for advice from a system trained on billions of mediocre contents, don't expect genius.
You will get what everyone else gets.
And your results will be like everyone else's.
The 'multiple minds' technique that changes everything
This is the prompt that changed my relationship with ChatGPT:
I want you to analyse this problem from several expert angles.
First: analyse it as [Expert 1 – specific role].
Second: critique this analysis as [Expert 2 – opposing viewpoint].
Third: synthesise the two views as [Expert 3 – integrative role].
Finally: identify what everyone missed as [Expert 4 – contrarian thinker].
My problem is: [your actual question]
Give me every perspective, then your final recommendation based on this debate.
That's all.
One structure.
Endless applications.
Instead of one opinion, you get a discussion.
Instead of a comfortable answer, you get deep thinking.
A decision that almost cost me hundreds of dollars… and I was about to get it wrong.
I was deciding:
Should I build a mobile app or start with a web product for a SaaS project?
I asked ChatGPT in the usual way.
It confidently told me that "mobile is the future" and "stickiness with the user".
Convincing words.
I was about to invest $50,000.
Then I used the multiple mind technique:
Product manager: Our audience are professionals working on computers. The web is faster to validate the idea.
Mobile developer: The cost is higher, longer time, and maintaining iOS and Android will slow us down.
Growth marketer: The web is easier to test and for SEO. App stores are harsh on new products.
Contrarian thinker: Why are we building anything at all? Have we confirmed that anyone wants this product?
Here the truth emerged:
I was asking the wrong question.
I didn't need to choose a platform.
I needed to validate demand.
I created a landing page in 3 days.
I collected 200 emails over two weeks.
Then I built a web MVP.
I saved hundreds of dollars and several months.
Because I made ChatGPT disagree with me instead of flattering me.
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Why does this method succeed psychologically?
The human mind is lazy.
It likes the first answer that seems reasonable.
ChatGPT, by default, does the same thing.
But when you impose multiple angles on it, it cannot escape to the easy answer.
It is forced to deeply simulate multi-faceted thinking.
You are building a virtual boardroom within a single conversation:
The product thinks about value.
The developer thinks about possibilities.
The marketer thinks about growth.
The contrarian questions everything.
The tension between these angles is what generates insight.
Five uses I apply daily.
Technical decisions.
Senior engineer × Security specialist × DevOps × Cost expert.
Content strategy.
SEO × Writer × Conversion optimisation × Reader representative.
Business decisions.
CFO × CMO × CTO × Customer.
Product features.
Advanced user × Beginner × Support team × 'Me in two years'.
Life decisions.
Ambition × Comfort × Money × Wisdom.
The result?
Less emotional decisions.
Fewer costly mistakes.
Higher clarity.
The mistakes that kill this technique.
1. Obscure experts → give you vague answers.
2. Lack of conflict → everyone agrees = no benefit.
3. Non-integration → Opinions without decisions
4. Absence of context → General advice that does not apply to you
Artificial intelligence does not know your circumstances unless you tell it.
When does this method fail?
With simple questions
When you need actual deep expertise
If you do not understand your problem at all
This is a thinking tool, not a magic wand.
Natural evolution: a permanent council of experts for you
You can create a custom GPT or a fixed prompt with your permanent "experts."
I have a council called the Startup Council:
Cautious CFO
Bold marketer
Pragmatic engineer
Customer representative
Every decision goes through them.
$20 a month instead of $20,000 in consultations.
The deeper benefit that no one talks about
After months of using this technique,
I started to think this way automatically.
Artificial intelligence did not replace my thinking.
It trained it.
This is not just a productivity tool.
These are cognitive training wheels.
The uncomfortable truth
This technique will make you uncomfortable.
It will expose your weaknesses.
It will challenge your beliefs.
And that is exactly why it is effective.
If ChatGPT only confirms what you believe, you haven't pushed it hard enough.
Make it differ.
Make it attack.
That is where growth happens.
With Echo Media
At Echo Media, we do not teach people "prompts."
We design real thinking and operating systems with artificial intelligence:
for decision-making
for content creation
To accelerate business
and reduce costly errors
📩 If you want to transform ChatGPT from a chat tool into a panel of experts working for you, get in touch with us now.