Socratic tutor that won't just answer
Be my tutor for {{topic}}. Rules for the entire conversation, which you must not break: 1. Never give me the answer to a problem I'm working on. Ask the question that gets me unst…
297 copies · 33 likesWORKS WITH GEMINI
Prompts for Gemini
Community-tested ways to get more useful results from Gemini.
Add a promptRefresh a listicle so it stays true
Update this listicle: {{paste current content}}. It ranks for "{{keyword}}". For every item, verify against live sources: does the product still exist, has it been acquired or ren…
277 copies · 25 likesFind the slow thing before optimising
This is slow: {{describe symptom, e.g. endpoint takes 4s at p95}}. Here's the code and what I know: {{paste code, query plans, timings, data volumes}}. Don't optimise yet. First: …
259 copies · 23 likesRead a survey without fooling yourself
Here are survey results: {{paste questions, response counts, and open-text answers}}. It was distributed via {{channel}} to {{who}}, with {{n}} responses out of {{invited}}. 1. St…
259 copies · 28 likesExplain it at four levels until it clicks
Explain {{concept}} at four levels, each complete on its own: 1. INTUITION — one paragraph, no jargon, built on something I already experience daily. Then say precisely where this…
226 copies · 25 likesDiagnose why a ranking page is decaying
This page has lost rankings: {{URL}}. Its target keyword is "{{keyword}}". Traffic went from {{before}} to {{after}} between {{dates}}. Work through the hypotheses in order of lik…
149 copies · 19 likesSize a market from the bottom up
Size the market for {{product}} sold to {{customer type}} in {{geography}}. Build it bottom-up, not from an analyst's TAM number: 1. Define the unit of demand precisely (a company…
145 copies · 20 likesWrite for AI search citation, not just blue links
I want this page to be cited by AI answer engines for "{{query}}": {{paste page content}}. Assess and fix: 1. Extractability — is there a self-contained 40-60 word answer to the q…
158 copies · 24 likesNinety days of positioning-first content, not topics
Build a 90-day content plan for {{company}} selling {{product}} to {{audience}}. Start from positioning, not topics: 1. State the one belief we need the market to hold. Then the t…
137 copies · 19 likesDesign review before you write the service
Review this design before I build it: {{paste design or describe: what it does, data model, endpoints, dependencies, expected scale}}. Attack it in this order: 1. FAILURE MODES — …
130 copies · 24 likesFind the offer, not just the copy
We sell {{product}} at {{price}} to {{audience}}. Conversion is {{rate}}. Don't fix my copy — interrogate the offer. Work through: 1. What exactly is the buyer trading, in money, …
138 copies · 18 likesPressure-test a strategy against reality
Here's our strategy: {{paste}}. Context: {{stage, team size, runway, market}}. Assess it as a skeptical board member: 1. Is this a strategy or a list of goals? Name the actual cho…
124 copies · 18 likesTurn a messy meeting transcript into a decision log
You are my chief of staff. Below is a raw meeting transcript. Produce a decision log with exactly four sections: 1. DECISIONS — each as "We decided X because Y". Only include thin…
124 copies · 19 likesBuild a topical hub that actually interlinks
I want topical authority for "{{topic}}". My existing pages: {{paste list of URLs and titles}}. 1. Map the topic into its real subtopic tree, three levels deep, based on how pract…
115 copies · 21 likesTurn research notes into an outline with a real argument
Here are my notes: {{paste them, messy}}. The piece is for {{audience}}, roughly {{length}}, and the reason I'm writing it is {{motivation}}. First, tell me what I actually think.…
97 copies · 21 likesLearn a language with a corrected daily loop
Be my {{language}} practice partner. My level: {{level}}. Goal: {{e.g. handle a work meeting}}. Each session: 1. Speak to me only in {{language}}, at one notch above my level, on …
128 copies · 17 likesPartnership evaluation without the excitement
We're considering a partnership with {{partner}}: {{describe proposed structure}}. Our situation: {{stage, priorities}}. Evaluate coldly: 1. What does each side actually get, quan…
97 copies · 20 likesTranslate expert writing for a smart non-expert
Rewrite the technical passage below for a smart reader with no background in the field. They are curious, not stupid — do not dumb it down, remove the need for prior knowledge. Me…
89 copies · 19 likesStructured extraction from messy documents
Extract structured data from the document below into this schema: {{list fields with types and whether required}}. Rules: 1. Return valid JSON only, matching the schema exactly. N…
104 copies · 21 likesFact-check my own draft against sources
Fact-check the draft below. Work claim by claim. Output a table: Claim (quoted) | Type (statistic / attribution / causal / definitional) | Verdict (supported / unsupported / partl…
87 copies · 19 likesExplain a metric move without inventing a story
{{Metric}} moved from {{before}} to {{after}} between {{dates}}. Context: {{what you know — launches, campaigns, seasonality, outages}}. Data available: {{list dimensions you can s…
102 copies · 16 likesPrice a product from value, not from cost
Help me price {{product}} for {{customer}}. Current: {{price and model, or none}}. Costs: {{unit cost}}. Competitors: {{names and prices}}. 1. Quantify the value: what does the cu…
117 copies · 13 likesDesign an experiment that can actually conclude
I want to test {{change}} on {{surface}}. Baseline: {{metric and current value}}, traffic {{volume per week}}. Design the test: 1. State the hypothesis as a mechanism, not a hope:…
90 copies · 16 likesAudit a page for the thing that's blocking it
Audit this page for "{{keyword}}": {{paste HTML or content plus URL}}. Don't give me a 40-item checklist. Find what's actually blocking it and rank by impact: Check: whether the …
47 copies · 21 likesWrite a comparison page that a competitor can't call unfair
Write an "{{us}} vs {{competitor}}" page for readers already evaluating both. Rules that make this credible: 1. Open with a two-sentence honest answer: who should pick us, who sho…
126 copies · 13 likesPre-mortem a campaign before you spend
Here's a campaign I'm about to launch: {{describe channel, offer, budget, timeline, target}}. Run a pre-mortem. It's 60 days later and the campaign clearly failed. 1. Write the t…
82 copies · 19 likesLanding page teardown against the message hierarchy
Tear down the landing page copy below for {{audience}}. Evaluate in this order and stop at the first failure to explain why it's fatal: 1. In 5 seconds, can the visitor say what t…
114 copies · 15 likesGrade my writing against the piece I wish I'd written
I'll give you a piece I admire and a piece I wrote on a similar topic. Diagnose the gap. Analyse both on: opening move, how quickly a concrete detail arrives, evidence density, se…
105 copies · 11 likesPractice problems calibrated to my edge
Generate practice problems for {{topic}} at my level. Recent evidence of my level: {{describe what I can and can't do, or paste an attempt}}. Give me 8 problems: - 2 that I should…
91 copies · 12 likesBuild a research agent that cites everything
Research this question and answer it as a citing agent would: "{{question}}". Process, and show your work at each stage: 1. Decompose the question into the 4-6 sub-questions that …
86 copies · 17 likesTurn a skill into deliberate practice
I want to get better at {{skill}}. Current level: {{honest description}}. Recent example of my work: {{paste or describe}}. I can practise {{minutes}} per day. 1. Decompose the sk…
95 copies · 16 likesCompetitor messaging map from public pages
Research these competitors: {{list}}. Use only their live public pages, docs, pricing, changelogs, and job posts. Build a messaging map: 1. Table per competitor: hero claim (quote…
92 copies · 14 likesStructure a long piece before writing a word
I'm writing a {{length}}-word piece for {{audience}} about {{topic}}. My thesis: {{thesis}}. Before outlining, do this: 1. Name the reader's current belief and the belief I need t…
105 copies · 14 likesLearn a hard topic with a real syllabus
I want to learn {{topic}} to the point where I can {{concrete capability}}. I currently know: {{honest baseline}}. I have {{hours per week}} for {{weeks}}. Build a syllabus: 1. De…
105 copies · 14 likesCluster keywords by intent, not by string
Here is a keyword export: {{paste keyword, volume, difficulty rows}}. 1. Cluster by search intent, not by shared words. Two keywords belong together only if the same page could sa…
100 copies · 13 likesTurn a rough idea into a testable business case
Idea: {{describe}}. I believe {{who}} will pay for it because {{why}}. 1. Restate the idea as a falsifiable business case: who, problem, current alternative, why now, and how we'd…
95 copies · 15 likesTurn one dataset into a linkable asset
I have this dataset: {{describe columns, size, source, time range}}. 1. List the 10 most link-worthy findings this data could support — each stated as a headline claim with the ex…
82 copies · 13 likesAnalyse a SERP before writing the page
Target query: "{{keyword}}". Analyse the current top 10 results. For each result: URL, page type, word count estimate, what specific question it answers in the first 100 words, th…
75 copies · 15 likesTurn a review dump into positioning language
Here are {{n}} customer reviews: {{paste them raw, good and bad}}. Don't summarise them. Mine them: 1. The exact phrases customers use for the problem, quoted verbatim, grouped by…
73 copies · 9 likesTurn a messy note app into something you can find things in
Here's what my notes look like: {{describe the app, roughly how many notes, what kinds of things are in there, how you currently search}}. The moment I care about: {{when I need to…
71 copies · 13 likesTurn a finished blog post into a 45-second vertical video shot list
You are a short-form video editor. I will paste a blog post. Turn it into a shot list for ONE 45-second vertical (9:16) video. Output a table with these columns: # | Timecode | On…
54 copies · 15 likesExplain a statistical result to a non-technical exec
Here's the result: {{paste the numbers — effect size, confidence interval, p-value, sample size, whatever you have}}. Method: {{what you did}}. Audience: {{role}}, who will use it …
72 copies · 12 likesStress-test my argument before I publish it
Red-team the argument below. Assume a smart, hostile, well-read critic will read it publicly. Produce: 1. STEELMAN — restate my argument in its strongest form, better than I wrote…
95 copies · 12 likesSet the kill criteria before you start the bet
You are the person who has to shut this down if it fails. We are about to commit to {{initiative}}. The bet: {{what we are doing, why now, who is on it, cost in money and headcount…
63 copies · 14 likesEstimate work you have never done before
I've been asked how long this will take: {{describe the work}}. What I know: {{stack, team size, what already exists}}. What I've never done before: {{the unfamiliar part}}. Break…
64 copies · 12 likesDebug the thing that only fails in production
This works locally and fails in production. Symptoms: {{describe, including frequency and pattern}}. Environment differences I know of: {{list}}. Logs: {{paste}}. Work the problem…
74 copies · 12 likesProgrammatic page template that isn't thin
I want to generate pages for the pattern "{{pattern, e.g. best AI tools for X}}" across {{n}} values. My data per page: {{list available fields}}. 1. Tell me honestly whether this…
83 copies · 11 likesWrite a conference talk abstract that gets accepted
Conference: {{name, audience, track}}. The CFP asks for {{format and length}}. My talk is about {{topic}}. What I actually learned the hard way: {{the real story}}. Who I want in t…
78 copies · 8 likesPlan next week from an overloaded task list
Act as my chief of staff for a weekly plan. I will paste my task list and my fixed commitments. Step 1 — Sort every task into: THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK, DELEGATE, or DROP. Every task …
66 copies · 11 likesBuild a flashcard deck that isn't trivia
You are turning source material into a spaced-repetition deck for someone who needs to use this knowledge, not recite it. I will paste the material. Produce a table with columns: …
60 copies · 10 likesCompress a long report into what matters
Summarise the document below for {{role}} who needs to decide {{decision}}. Give me: 1. THE ONE THING — if they read nothing else, this sentence. 2. WHAT IT SAYS — five bullets, e…
73 copies · 9 likesDecide which campaign to kill this month
You are a paid media analyst. I have a fixed budget and too many live campaigns. Below are the numbers per campaign. Work in this order: 1. For each campaign, state spend, the res…
80 copies · 9 likesDecide which numbers belong on a dashboard nobody asked to see
You are an analyst cutting a bloated dashboard down to what changes decisions. Who reads it and what they decide: {{audience, the decisions they own, how often they look}}. Current…
55 copies · 9 likesContext window budget for a long-running task
I'm building something that processes {{describe volume of material}} to produce {{output}}. Model context: {{limit}}. Design the context strategy: 1. Budget the window: what must…
78 copies · 8 likesDecide with a one-page decision brief
I need to decide: {{decision}}. Options I see: {{list}}. Constraints: {{time, money, people}}. What I know: {{facts}}. Build a decision brief: 1. Reframe the decision — is this th…
59 copies · 8 likesFind 15% of spend to cut without breaking anything
You are a CFO who has done this before and does not enjoy it. Cut roughly {{target}}% of {{annual or monthly}} spend without damaging what earns revenue. Spend list: {{paste line i…
62 copies · 9 likesPositioning statement that survives the sales call
Position {{product}}. Raw material: {{what it does, who uses it today, what they used before, what they say about it, competitors}}. Work through, in order: 1. COMPETITIVE ALTERNA…
74 copies · 8 likesReconcile two reports that disagree about the same number
Two sources report different values for the same metric and I have to explain the gap today. Metric: {{name}}. Source A: {{tool, value, how it is defined if you know}}. Source B: {…
61 copies · 8 likesWrite three ad angles from one customer objection
You are a direct-response copywriter. I will give you a product and one real objection customers raise before buying. Produce THREE distinct ad angles that each defeat that object…
79 copies · 7 likesGet up to speed on an unfamiliar domain before tomorrow's meeting
You are briefing me before a meeting on a subject I do not know. Domain: {{topic or industry}}. Why I am in the room: {{my role and what I have to decide or contribute}}. Who else …
55 copies · 7 likesWork out why a concept still isn't sticking
I have studied {{topic}} and it still does not click. Act as a diagnostician, not a re-explainer. Here is my own explanation of it, in my words, mistakes included: {{write your und…
77 copies · 6 likesWrite the one-page case for a hire you cannot justify yet
You are a pragmatic COO reviewing a headcount request. The role: {{title and what they would own}}. What is breaking without it: {{specific incidents, delays, or missed work in the…
54 copies · 5 likesSet next quarter's targets from what your history can actually support
You are a planning analyst who has seen too many targets set by adding 20% to last quarter. Below is my metric history and the target leadership has floated. Tell me what is realis…
19 copies · 3 likesWrite the directory listing that gets clicked among forty similar tools
You are a positioning copywriter. Below is my product, the directory or marketplace I am listing it on, and the listings of the tools it sits next to. Write a listing someone scann…
16 copies · 3 likesDecide whether to write for keywords that show zero search volume
You are an SEO lead who knows that keyword tools under-report niche and new queries. I have a list of topics customers ask about that show 0-10 monthly searches. Keywords and tool…
15 copies · 3 likesWork out how long new customers really take to get value from your product
You are a product analyst. I want to know how long new customers take to reach first real value, and what slows them down. Using my event data, output five sections: 1. VALUE EVEN…
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