Prompt library

Steal these. Copy-paste prompts for real work and life tasks — fill in the brackets and go. New prompts pulled from every lesson.

Email

Reply to an email you're avoiding

You are my writing assistant. Here is an email I need to reply to:

[PASTE EMAIL]

Draft a reply that is warm, clear, and gets to the point in under 120 words. My goal is: [GOAL]. Give me two versions — one direct, one softer.
Email

Triage my inbox into actions

Here are the subject lines and senders from my inbox:

[PASTE]

Group them into: Reply now, Reply later, Read, and Ignore. For each Reply now item, draft a one-line response I can send.
Meetings

Meeting prep brief

I have a meeting about [TOPIC] with [WHO] at [WHEN]. Context:

[PASTE NOTES]

Give me a one-page prep brief: the goal, three questions I should ask, likely objections, and the single outcome I want to leave with.
Meetings

Turn a transcript into minutes + actions

Here is a meeting transcript:

[PASTE]

Produce: (1) a 5-bullet summary, (2) decisions made, (3) action items as owner — task — due date. Flag anything left unresolved.
Writing

First draft from messy bullets

Turn these rough bullets into a clear first draft of a [DOCUMENT TYPE] for [AUDIENCE]:

[PASTE BULLETS]

Keep my voice, cut filler, and mark any place you had to guess with [CHECK].
Writing

Tighten this writing

Edit the text below for clarity and concision without changing my meaning or voice. Cut 20%. Then list the 3 biggest weaknesses that remain.

[PASTE]
Research

Research brief on a topic

I need to understand [TOPIC] well enough to [GOAL]. Give me a structured brief: what it is, why it matters, the 5 things I must know, common misconceptions, and 3 good questions to dig deeper. Note where you're uncertain.
Research

Compare options for a decision

I'm deciding between these options for [DECISION]:

[PASTE OPTIONS]

Build a comparison table on the criteria that matter to me: [CRITERIA]. Then give me your pick and the strongest argument against it.
Planning

Turn a vague goal into a plan

My goal is: [GOAL]. My constraints are: [TIME / MONEY / SKILL]. Break it into a step-by-step plan with milestones, the first action I can take today, and the top risk at each stage.
Home

Weekly meal plan + shopping list

Plan [N] dinners for this week for [HOUSEHOLD]. Constraints: [DIET / TIME / BUDGET]. Give me the meals, a combined shopping list grouped by aisle, and which nights to batch-cook.
Money

Audit my subscriptions

Here are my recurring charges:

[PASTE]

Group them, flag likely duplicates and things I probably forgot, estimate my monthly and yearly total, and suggest what to cancel first. (Education only — not financial advice.)
Learning

Be my tutor on a topic

Teach me [TOPIC] from scratch. Start by asking what I already know. Then explain in plain language, check my understanding with one question per step, and give me a tiny exercise. Keep going until I can explain it back.