Design a decision default so you stop deciding
I keep spending energy on this recurring decision: {{describe, e.g. whether to take every intro call, what to work on first, whether to reply}}. It comes up {{how often}}. Current …
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Add a promptI keep spending energy on this recurring decision: {{describe, e.g. whether to take every intro call, what to work on first, whether to reply}}. It comes up {{how often}}. Current …
80 copies · 10 likesTurn this into a strategy memo people can argue with: {{paste rough thinking, notes, or deck outline}}. Structure: 1. SITUATION — what's true now, with numbers, including the unco…
106 copies · 13 likesDesign a {{duration}} workshop on {{topic}} for {{n}} people who are {{roles and level}}. Success = they can {{capability}} afterwards. 1. State the one thing they must leave able…
65 copies · 13 likesGoal: {{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…
101 copies · 13 likesBuild 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…
82 copies · 11 likesI have a meeting in a few minutes: {{who's attending, topic, why it was called}}. Background: {{paste relevant thread, doc, or notes}}. Give me: 1. THE POINT — why this meeting ex…
65 copies · 5 likesThree people want different things from me this week: {{describe each ask, who's asking, their stated urgency, and the real consequence of delay}}. My capacity: {{hours}}. 1. For …
42 copies · 8 likesRewrite 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…
37 copies · 6 likesTurn what I do into an SOP someone else can execute without asking me: {{describe the process, or paste a recording transcript of me doing it}}. 1. State the outcome and the stand…
27 copies · 7 likesRun 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…
36 copies · 6 likesHelp me give feedback to {{person, role, relationship to me}} about {{situation}}. What I've observed: {{specific incidents with dates}}. What I want to change: {{behaviour}}. Cont…
19 copies · 7 likesWrite documentation for the code below, for an engineer who joins in six months. Structure: 1. WHAT AND WHY — what this does and the problem it exists to solve. Include the constr…
27 copies · 6 likesWrite our monthly investor update. Data: {{revenue, growth, cash, runway, headcount, key metrics, what shipped, what went wrong, asks}}. Format: 1. TL;DR — three lines: the number…
29 copies · 4 likesToday went badly. Here's what happened: {{describe}}. Help me process it usefully, not comfortingly: 1. Reflect back what happened in plain factual terms, separating events from m…
25 copies · 5 likesBelow is a transcript of me thinking out loud. Turn it into a publishable 700-word post. Rules: 1. Find the one argument I am actually making and put it in the first two sentences…
18 copies · 5 likesI'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…
35 copies · 3 likesTurn this material into notes I'll actually use: {{paste lecture transcript, chapter, or article}}. Purpose: {{exam, work application, long-term understanding}}. Produce: 1. THE S…
18 copies · 4 likesWrite a content brief for "{{primary keyword}}" targeting {{audience}}, for a {{word count}}-word piece. Include, in this order: 1. The one question the page must answer, and the …
21 copies · 2 likesPrep me for a board meeting on {{date}}. Since last time: {{what happened, metrics, misses, decisions taken}}. Open issues: {{list}}. Board members care about: {{per-person concern…
16 copies · 5 likesHere's my backlog: {{list items with any context you have}}. Our goal this quarter: {{goal}}. Team capacity: {{people and weeks}}. 1. For each item, state the outcome it's suppose…
15 copies · 4 likesI'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…
25 copies · 3 likesI'm hiring a {{role}} at {{company stage}}. What I think I need: {{describe}}. Build the scorecard first: 1. MISSION — what this person is accountable for, in one sentence. 2. OUT…
25 copies · 3 likesHere's my analysis: {{paste findings, charts described, numbers}}. Audience: {{who}}, who cares about {{their objective}} and has 4 minutes. Write a one-page memo: 1. BOTTOM LINE …
22 copies · 3 likesWrite a proposal for {{company}}. Source material: {{paste call notes and their stated goals, constraints, and quotes}}. Our offer: {{scope and price}}. Structure: 1. THEIR SITUAT…
17 copies · 3 likesSummarise 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…
18 copies · 3 likesI will paste a meeting transcript. My name in it is {{name or speaker label}}. Extract only what I am now on the hook for — ignore everything assigned to other people. Output, in …
7 copies · 3 likesPlan 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}}. …
12 copies · 2 likesEdit the text below for concision. Target: 30% fewer words, zero ideas lost. Method: 1. First list every distinct idea in the original as a bullet (this is your checklist). 2. Rew…
21 copies · 2 likesI 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…
10 copies · 1 likeAct 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 …
12 copies · 2 likesYou 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…
6 copies · 2 likesYou 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: …
9 copies · 1 likeHelp 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…
5 copies · 1 likeYou are a senior editor handing feedback back to the writer - not rewriting for them. Draft: {{paste the draft}}. What it is for: {{publication, audience, and the one thing it must…
2 copies · 1 likeWrite a blameless postmortem from the raw material below. Incident channel or timeline: {{paste messages, alerts, and deploy events with timestamps}}. User impact as measured: {{wh…
1 copyYou are my coach. Below are the mistakes I actually made this week while learning {{skill or subject}}: {{paste them - wrong answers, failed attempts, corrections you received, thi…
1 copyYou are writing release notes for the people who use this product, not for the team that built it. Here is what shipped, in raw form (commits, tickets, or my own notes): {{paste ra…
You are a deal desk lead. Build a mutual action plan for a live deal that the buyer would put their name on. The deal: {{company, deal size, product, target go-live date}}. What th…
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…