This Chrome extension is a lifesaver and for those who want to look it up, it's called ChatGPT LightSession.
All my slow, laggy experiences have completely disappeared since installing this extension. I have spent the last week or so REALLY frustrated, so I of course wanted to share this with the community so others don't need to go through that too.
The really interesting part will be how OpenAI responds to such a seemingly obvious, simple fix.