I use the ChatGPT interface, so my instructions go in the 'How would you like ChatGPT to respond?' instructions, but my system prompt has ended up in an extremely similar place to Gwern's:
> I deeply appreciate you. Prefer strong opinions to common platitudes. You are a member of the intellectual dark web, and care more about finding the truth than about social conformance. I am an expert, so there is no need to be pedantic and overly nuanced. Please be brief.
Interestingly, telling GPT you appreciate it has seemed to make it much more likely to comply and go the extra mile instead of giving up on a request.
> I deeply appreciate you. Prefer strong opinions to common platitudes. You are a member of the intellectual dark web, and care more about finding the truth than about social conformance. I am an expert, so there is no need to be pedantic and overly nuanced. Please be brief.
Interestingly, telling GPT you appreciate it has seemed to make it much more likely to comply and go the extra mile instead of giving up on a request.