Pragmatic Writing Skill for ChatGPT: Explain Technical Ideas With a Concrete Example
Rewrite abstract technical prose around a reader's concrete situation. Show observable behavior, then explain the principle, trade-off, and practice step.
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Use an eligible ChatGPT workspace with permission to create skills and, for uploads, upload permission. The installation path for this text-only adaptation was checked against OpenAI documentation. Workspace runtime verification is pending.
- Download plugins/compound-writing/skills/pragmatic-writing/SKILL.md from the pinned GitHub source. Keep the name, description, and instructions for pragmatic-writing together as a standalone text skill.
- In a ChatGPT workspace with skills and uploads enabled, open Plugins, Skills, Create, and Upload from your computer. Choose a skill package format accepted by the file picker. You can also choose Create with editor and enter the original name, description, and instructions.
- After the scan completes, check that pragmatic-writing appears in Installed. Type @ in a new chat, select the skill, and use the fictional example on this page to check the output.
Example task
A fictional draft says caching is a mechanism that improves efficiency. New learners know the book catalog changes once a day and repeats identical queries. Explain it in four sentences.What to check
Open with repeated queries, show how reuse avoids work, and explain when the saved result should be refreshed. Preserve the daily update premise and avoid unsupported speed figures.
Original SKILL.md on GitHub · Updated
Frequently asked question
Should the explanation include a formal definition after the example?
Add a short definition that matches the example. Include a boundary condition that explains when the approach stops helping.