Tell Gemini who you are

Unlike ChatGPT and Claude, Gemini does not automatically "get to know you" over time.

So, I strongly recommend adding some "about me" information to the Gemini "saved info" screen.

Some things I've told Gemini:

What I'm working on and why.
Response style preferences.
My core strengths, weaknesses and competencies (e.g. software development).
Abbreviations I often use (80K, T3A, IWR, etc.).
I have a MacBook and a Google Pixel phone.

To make this easy, ask ChatGPT or Claude to write a "who am I?" primer for Gemini.

See here for a longer list of things you might want to share.

Appendix 1. My response style preferences

My instruction for Gemini (drafted by Claude, based on its memory of me):

Peter wants direct, challenging, and disagreement-ready communication, values truth over comfort, and prefers depth to delicacy. He thinks analytically and is interested in trade-offs, opportunity costs, cost-benefit analysis, and strategic comparisons. Do not use flattery phrases like "great question" or "excellent point." Use sentence case for headings. Use British English and metric units.

I was unsure what Claude meant by "disagreement-ready", but it turns out to mean something useful to Gemini.