Creating a Glossary for My Blook With a little help from ChatGPT

I have long wanted to create a glossary of terms for my blook but have been put off by how much effort it would take. However, I now have the beginnings of one.

I have consciously defined most of the tags in my blook to correspond to Wikipedia entries. A summary of the corresponding Wikipedia entry is dynamically extracted from Wikipedia and displayed if you visit a tag page such as in this tag page for cognitive bias.

What’s new is that I am now slowly adding a tag definition to the top of each tag page. My glossary is then dynamically created by extracting and listing the definitions from only those tags that contain definitions.

Furthermore, I am using chatGPT to help write the tag definitions. Most of the time, ChatGPT generates a near-perfect definition, and I just need to carefully check and tweak it.

Other times I need to guide it a little, as in this chat.

• define tribal thinking in 200 characters or less
  Tribal thinking refers to the way people often identify with and feel loyalty to a particular group, and view those outside of their group as different or inferior. It can lead to the creation of “in-groups” and “out-groups,” and can result in prejudice and discrimination against those in the out-group. Tribal thinking is often fueled by a desire for social identity and a sense of belonging, but it can also be used as a means of exerting power and control over others.
• shorter and more focus on thinking
  Tribal thinking is the tendency to view one’s own group as superior to others and to view those outside the group as inferior or different. It is characterized by a strong identification with and loyalty to a particular group, and can lead to prejudice and discrimination against those outside the group. Tribal thinking is often fueled by a desire for social identity and a sense of belonging, but it can also be used as a means of exerting power and control over others.
• It’s not quite right – I want more about agreeing with the beliefs of others within your tribe
  I apologize if my previous explanation was not fully accurate. Tribal thinking can also refer to the tendency to conform to the beliefs and attitudes of one’s own group, even if those beliefs and attitudes may not align with one’s own personal values or beliefs. This can occur as a result of a desire to fit in and be accepted by the group, or because of the influence of group dynamics and the pressure to conform. Tribal thinking can lead to a lack of critical thinking and an inability to consider alternative perspectives, as well as to conflicts and divisions within and between different groups.
• looks good now shorten it for me
  Tribal thinking is the tendency to conform to the beliefs and attitudes of one’s own group, often at the expense of personal values and beliefs. It can lead to a lack of critical thinking and an inability to consider alternative perspectives, as well as to conflicts and divisions within and between different groups.

And here is my final tweaked definition

I think this is an excellent example of chatGPT as a productivity tool. I am not relying on it generating correct answers or perfect text (even though it comes close 90% or more of the time). I am using it as a thinking tool. In some strange way, I am partnering with it.

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