Your free 10-prompt AI starter sheet
The ten prompts we reach for most, from our guides. Fill in the [brackets], paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok or Copilot, and check the answer before you use it.
Make AI ask you questions first
Vague request? End your prompt by asking the AI to interview you. The answers make the output 2x better.
Before you start, ask me up to 3 questions that would improve your answer.Ask for 5, pick 1
For headlines, names and subject lines, ask for options. Then ask it to combine the best two.
Give me 5 options, then tell me which is strongest and why.Reply to any email in one line
Paste the email, then write your intent in plain words. Let AI handle the polish.
Draft a reply that says: [yes to Thursday, need budget first]. Friendly, under 80 words.TL;DR a long thread
Paste a messy thread and get decisions, open questions and your to-dos.
Summarize this thread: decisions, open questions, and action items for me with deadlines.Describe your columns, get a formula
AI can't see your sheet. Tell it what's in each column and you'll get a working formula.
Column A = date, B = product, C = qty, D = price. Formula for total revenue of 'Widget' in March?Meeting notes → action items
Rough notes are fine. Ask for owners and dates, and tell it not to guess.
Turn these notes into: summary, decisions, action items (task | owner | due). Write 'unclear' instead of guessing.Demand sources
For facts, use a web-search mode and ask for links plus a confidence level.
For each key claim, give a source link and your confidence (high/medium/low). Say 'I don't know' rather than guess.Dinner plan in one prompt
Give people, budget, time limit, dislikes and what's in the pantry.
Plan 5 dinners for 2 adults + 2 kids, under $90, 30 min max, no mushrooms. We have rice, eggs, pasta.Bullets that show results
Rewrite duties as outcomes, using only numbers you provide.
Rewrite my bullets to lead with results. Don't invent numbers or experience.Set custom instructions once
Tell your AI who you are and how you like answers. Every chat gets better.
Lead with the answer. Bullets for lists. Under 200 words unless I ask. Say when you're unsure.Want more? All 115 prompts from the site are on the free prompt pack page, and the paid PDF collects 122 of them organized by task for offline use.
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