Automate the task you keep redoing
I do this repeatedly: {{describe the task, how often, how long it takes, the tools involved, where the data comes from and goes}}. 1. Map the current process as discrete steps, ma…
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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 …
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…
Triage an inbox into decisions
Here are my unread emails: {{paste subjects, senders, and first lines}}. My current priorities: {{list}}. Sort them into: 1. NEEDS ME TODAY — with the specific decision or action …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
Say no without damaging the relationship
I need to decline this: {{the ask}}. From: {{who they are to me}}. Real reason: {{capacity, priorities, not my job, bad idea}}. What I'd like to preserve: {{the relationship, futur…
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}}. …