By skyforbes 
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” – Galileo Galilei
Sometimes, truth is a slap in the face. Here’s mine: ChatGPT rarely listens when you ask it to follow formatting rules, story structure, tone, or style.
If you use it daily, you know. You tell it, “write as a story,” and it gives you lists. You ask for 2000 words, and it spits out 700. You want code in a certain style – good luck.
I’m not here to defend the machine or to bash it, either. I’m here to tell you why it behaves this way and what you (a human, not a bot) can actually do about it.
Go look up support forums and Trustpilot reviews, and you’ll see what I mean: “It doesn’t follow instructions.” “Swaps to bulleted lists.” “Skips details.”
Humans love order. LLMs? Not so much.
Let’s break the problem down. Here are the seven real reasons ChatGPT ignores your precious formatting – and, being practical, exactly how to respond so you don’t tear your hair out.