3 workarounds to fix ChatGPT’s most annoying problems

ChatGPT is great… until it isn’t

Let’s be real: ChatGPT is powerful, but using it can be painfully clunky.

If you’ve ever lost a great response in a sea of untitled chats, scrolled endlessly to find one specific idea, or wondered why you can’t just star a good line for later…same.

I recently made a video about this: The ChatGPT Problems Nobody Talks About

And today, we’re sharing a few workarounds you can use right now until OpenAI catches up.

3 ChatGPT Problems (and How to Fix Them)

1. Problem: You can’t easily bookmark or revisit key info

Solution: Use GPT Projects as Smart Folders

Instead of sifting through endless chat logs, start using GPT Projects as intentional containers. Each project acts like a folder where you can group related chats (e.g., “Client A Strategy” or “Product Launch 2024”). Start new chats inside these projects so they stay organized and easy to find. Bonus: each project has memory, so GPT remembers what matters most.

2. Problem: No folders or categories for organizing chats

Solution: Use a simple tagging system in project titles

Folders don’t exist yet, but you can fake it with structured naming. When saving chats or starting new ones, use a consistent prefix like SOCIAL_, CLIENT_, or RESEARCH_ to keep things findable. Example: SOCIAL_HolidayCampaignIdeas or CLIENT_BrandVoiceGPT. This small change makes the search function way less painful and helps you visually scan your workspace faster.

3. Problem: Important chats get buried or lost

Solution: Export high-value chats regularly

If you’ve ever lost a golden thread mid-scroll, you know the pain. Make a regular habit of copying high-value conversations into a Google Doc, Notion page, or spreadsheet. The easiest way to do this is to end the chat with a prompt like:

“Create a clean exportable version of only ChatGPT’s responses in a Google Docs format.”

Or

“Create a clean exportable version of the entire chat in a Notion format.”

Then paste the output to your preferred solution (Google Docs, MS word, Notion, etc).

Pro Tip: Tag or categorize them so you can search by topic later.

Final Thoughts

We love ChatGPT. But let’s not pretend it doesn’t have UX issues.

Until OpenAI gives us folders and better tagging, we’re doing the next best thing: building our own systems around it.

Try one of these fixes this week and let us know what helps.

Talk soon,

Brian & Andrea