Break a big goal into a 30-day sprint
Goal: {{describe}}. Why it matters: {{reason}}. Time available: {{hours per week}}. What's already true: {{progress, assets, constraints}}. 1. Restate the goal as an observable en…
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Prompts for Motion
Community-tested ways to get more useful results from Motion.
Add a promptRun a personal weekly review that changes something
Run my weekly review. Inputs: {{what I completed, what slipped, meetings I had, how I felt, metrics I track, open loops}}. 1. What actually moved forward this week, versus what me…
61 copies · 8 likesBuild a morning routine around your real energy curve
Here's my actual week: {{when you wake, first obligation, when meetings usually start, when you crash, when you get a second wind}}. Non-negotiables: {{kids, commute, gym, medicati…
43 copies · 5 likesPlan a week that respects your real capacity
Plan my week. Fixed commitments: {{meetings and obligations with times}}. Goals this week: {{list}}. Energy pattern: {{when I focus best}}. Last week I failed to finish: {{list}}. …
31 copies · 7 likesTurn a vague project into a first action
I've been avoiding this: {{describe the project or task}}. It's been on my list for {{how long}}. What's true: {{deadline, stakeholders, what I've done so far}}. 1. Diagnose the a…
52 copies · 5 likesDecide whether a recurring meeting should exist
Help me put a recurring meeting on trial. The meeting: {{name, frequency, length, attendees and their roles}}. Its stated purpose: {{what it is for}}. What actually happened in the…
21 copies · 5 likesCut a recurring commitment you already agreed to
You are a blunt chief of staff for one person: me. I am over-committed and need to drop something I said yes to. The commitments: {{list each recurring or ongoing thing - what it i…
22 copies · 4 likesWrite the handover that lets you take a week off uninterrupted
You are my chief of staff. I am away from {{dates}} and want zero calls. My open work: {{list projects, current state, what is due while I am gone}}. Recurring things I do: {{meeti…
29 copies · 3 likesWrite the operating cadence for a team that outgrew standups
Team: {{size, roles, how it's split, remote or not}}. Current meetings: {{list them all with frequency, length and attendees}}. What's actually going wrong: {{decisions taking too …
12 copies · 3 likesFinish the course you abandoned in week two
I started {{course or book}} and stopped at {{where}}. Act as a coach who gets me over the line, not a motivator. Remaining contents: {{paste the module or chapter list}}. Why I st…
20 copies · 3 likesRestart a project you abandoned three weeks ago
You are a blunt project coach. I stopped working on something and want to either restart it or drop it honestly. The project: {{what it is and why I started}}. Where I left it: {{p…
33 copies · 2 likesDig out of the backlog waiting for you after a week away
You are my chief of staff on my first morning back. I was away {{how long}} and everything piled up. What is waiting: {{paste unread subject lines, task list, Slack pings, anything…
16 copies · 2 likesDecide what to do with the ideas you keep writing down and never starting
You are a ruthless editor of someone else's ambitions - mine. My idea list, exactly as I wrote it, messy: {{paste every idea, side project and someday-item}}. Hours a week I genui…
9 copies · 1 likeRescue a deadline you already know you will miss
You are a calm delivery planner. I am going to miss this: {{what was promised, to whom, the original date, what is actually done, what is left, and how many working hours I really …
6 copies · 1 likeTrack the things you are waiting on from other people
You are my chief of staff. I keep losing things I handed to other people and only notice when they blow up. Raw material - sent emails, Slack messages, meeting notes, anything whe…
4 copiesDecide what falls off when your week gets cut in half
You are my chief of staff on a week that just went wrong. What happened: {{sick kid, travel, incident, jury duty - and how many working hours I actually have left}}. Everything I …
Recover the two hours a day you lose to switching tasks
You are an operations coach who fixes calendars, not motivation. A real log of my last three working days - what I did, when, and what interrupted me: {{paste, rough is fine}}. Th…
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