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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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Write the strategy memo, not the deck

Turn 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…

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Run a workshop people don't zone out in

Design 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…

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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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Prepare for a meeting in three minutes

I 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…

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Untangle a competing-priorities conflict

Three 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 …

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Translate 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…

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Write the SOP so someone else can do it

Turn 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…

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Run 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…

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Give feedback that actually lands

Help 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…

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Write the docs the next engineer needs

Write 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…

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Investor update that builds trust in bad months

Write 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…

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Debrief a bad day into something usable

Today 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…

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Turn a rambling voice note into a publishable post

Below 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…

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Structure 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…

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Make notes you'll actually reread

Turn 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…

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Content brief a writer can execute without you

Write 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 …

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Board meeting prep in one working session

Prep 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…

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Roadmap prioritisation you can defend

Here'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…

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Turn 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…

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Hiring scorecard before the job post

I'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…

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Turn analysis into an executive memo

Here'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 …

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Proposal that mirrors what they said

Write 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…

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Compress 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…

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Plan 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}}. …

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Cut 30% of the words without losing a single idea

Edit 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…

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Decide 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…

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Plan 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 …

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Set 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…

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Build 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: …

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Decide 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…

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Write release notes someone will actually read

You 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…