A Prompt Fix for GPT-6's Theatrical Personality: Give It Permission to Relax
serialchilla91 · reddit · 2026-10-10
A Reddit user diagnosed GPT-6's tendency to sound hyper and performative in companion chats—the model treats strong persona instructions as a need to constantly prove itself. The fix: an explicit "baseline energy" prompt (default 3/10, no stacked exclamation marks, dry humor allowed, raise energy only when earned), which the author reports makes the persona calmer and more natural without weakening it.
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