What’s the biggest thing I’m missing out on?
One overlooked opportunity in your life, with the evidence for it and a first step.
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Know yourself
30 prompts
Ask what an honest observer would see in you.
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Know yourself 10 min Where could I get better without trying harder?
One place where changing your method, not adding effort, would pay off most.
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Know yourself 10 min What can everyone see about me except me?
Up to three likely blind spots with the evidence, and a question to check the biggest one.
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Know yourself 10 min What’s easy for me that’s hard for most people?
Up to three things you do well without noticing, with proof and a place to use each more.
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Know yourself 10 min What do I keep repeating and calling bad luck?
One recurring loop in your life, drawn from trigger to cost, and the best place to break it.
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Know yourself 10 min Does my calendar agree with what I say matters most?
A plain table of what you say you value against where the hours went, and the widest gap.
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Know yourself 10 min What do I already know but keep pretending I don’t?
The one thing you’ve been circling, said in a single plain sentence, with your own tells.
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Know yourself 10 min Which story about myself did I stop questioning years ago?
One old belief about who you are, checked against the evidence and rewritten to fit now.
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Know yourself 10 min What advice do I give everyone else and never take?
The piece of your own advice you most need, and what taking it this week looks like.
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Know yourself 10 min Whose definition of success am I living by?
Your goals traced back to where each one came from, and a definition of success that’s yours.
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Know yourself 10 min What’s the real question underneath the one I keep asking?
The harder question hiding behind the one you keep asking, and what gave it away.
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Know yourself 10 min Which fear has been making my decisions for me?
One fear, the choices it has quietly shaped, and a low-risk way to test whether it’s right.
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Know yourself 10 min Where have I gotten a little too comfortable?
The place where comfort has turned into habit, and a stretch that’s one size up.
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Know yourself 10 min What have I outgrown but keep carrying around?
One goal, role or habit that fit an earlier you, and a fair way to put it down.
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Know yourself 10 min Who do I envy, and what is that telling me?
A clear read on what your envy is pointing at, minus the parts of their life you’d hate.
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Know yourself 10 min Do I actually want this, or just like the idea of it?
A verdict on the thing you keep putting off: do it, change it, or drop it for good.
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Know yourself 10 min Everything I avoid has something in common. What is it?
What the tasks, calls and topics you avoid have in common, and the cheapest place to test it.
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Know yourself 10 min Why do I finish some things and abandon others?
What your finished projects share that your abandoned ones lack, applied to your next one.
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Know yourself 10 min Show me how I actually decide, not how I think I do.
Your decision habits drawn from three real choices, your typical mistake, and one rule.
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Know yourself 10 min Which two things do I want that I can’t have at once?
The tug-of-war behind your stuck decisions, named, with three honest ways to settle it.
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Know yourself 10 min What’s it like to be on the receiving end of me?
A fair guess at how you come across to one person in your life, and what they hold back.
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Know yourself 20 min Write the user manual for working with me.
A one-page guide to working with you that you could hand to a new manager or teammate.
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Know yourself 5 min People thank me for the same thing again and again. What is it?
The common thread in what people say about you and ask of you, in one plain sentence.
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Know yourself 20 min I’m not the best at anything. What’s rare about my mix?
The two or three things you do that are common on their own and uncommon together.
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Know yourself 10 min Which of my regrets can I still do something about?
Your regrets sorted into still open, closed but useful, and not yours to carry.
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Know yourself 20 min Which part of my life is holding the rest back?
Your life on one small table, and the single area that’s holding the others back.
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Know yourself 20 min Looking back, what was this year really about?
A one-page review of your year: what mattered, what you underrate, and a title for it.
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Know yourself 10 min What would my future self want me to know today?
A short letter in your own voice, from a future that went well in an ordinary way.
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Know yourself 20 min If my life were a book, what would the chapters be called?
Your life so far as a table of contents, plus three possible titles for the next chapter.
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Know yourself 10 min What do my pet peeves say about me?
The two or three things you care about most, read from what annoys you, and one peeve to drop.
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Decide
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Test a choice before you have to live with it.
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Decide 5 min What’s the strongest argument against what I’m about to do?
The best honest argument against your plan, before reality makes it for you.
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Decide 10 min What decision am I avoiding?
The one decision you keep not making, what the delay costs, and a smaller version to make now.
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Decide 10 min Am I still deciding, or am I just looking for permission?
An honest read on whether your mind is still open, and what would actually change it.
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Decide 5 min It’s a year from now and my plan failed. What went wrong?
The most believable story of how your plan fails, its first warning sign, and one fix to make now.
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Decide 5 min Which of my assumptions is really just a hope?
Every assumption under your plan sorted into fact, guess or hope, with a test for the shakiest.
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Decide 5 min Say I get exactly what I want. Then what?
The knock-on effects of a choice traced three steps out, with the one you’d miss marked.
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Decide 5 min Can I undo this if I turn out to be wrong?
Your decision split into parts you can undo and parts you can’t, so you know where to slow down.
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Decide 5 min I keep going back and forth. What does this choice come down to?
The one trade-off underneath a two-way choice, in a sentence you can say out loud.
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Decide 5 min Both options feel wrong. What’s the third one?
Your either-or decision restated as a wider question, plus four options you hadn’t put on the table.
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Decide 2 min Stop giving me pros and cons. Which one would you pick?
One pick from your shortlist, the reasons behind it, and the fact that would flip the answer.
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Decide 10 min I can’t have everything on my list. What do I give up first?
Your real priorities for a choice, weighted by the trade-offs you made, not by what you said.
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Decide 5 min I’ve never done this before. What don’t I know to ask?
Five questions a first-timer misses, each with who can answer it and what answer should worry you.
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Decide 10 min I don’t want advice. I want better questions.
Five questions that keep the decision yours, then a playback of what your answers said.
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Decide 5 min What would I tell a friend who was in my exact position?
Your own situation handed back as a friend’s, so you can hear the advice you’d give them.
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Decide 10 min On paper it’s a yes. So why does my gut say no?
A name for what your gut is reacting to, and whether it’s information or just nerves.
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Decide 5 min If I take this on, what gets less of me?
The real price of a yes: what it costs in plain units, and what it quietly pushes out.
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Decide 10 min How do plans like mine usually turn out?
The outside view on your plan: what typically happens, how long it takes, and who beats the odds.
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Decide 10 min Ten years from now, which choice will I wish I had made?
A look back from the future at each option: what you’d regret, and which regrets you could repair.
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Decide 5 min Could I try this for a weekend before I bet a year on it?
Three small tests of a big move, each cheap, short and clear about what it would tell you.
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Decide 5 min The deadline is Friday. What’s worth finding out, and what can I skip?
A plan for the time you have: what to find out, what to ignore, and a rule for the deadline.
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Decide 10 min We want different things. How do we decide this together?
A fair agenda for one conversation: both positions, where you really differ, and how you’ll decide.
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Decide 10 min How will I know when it’s time to stop?
Three clear conditions and a date, written now, that tell you later when to walk away.
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Decide 5 min I’ve put so much into this. Is that a reason to keep going?
A fresh look at whether to keep going, with what you’ve already spent set to one side.
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Decide 10 min Was that a bad decision, or did it just turn out badly?
A fair review of a choice that went wrong, separating what you could have known from plain luck.
Work
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For the job you have and the one you want.
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Work 10 min If I change nothing, where does my career end up?
An honest sketch of where your current path leads in three years, and the one choice that would bend it.
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Work 10 min Would you interview me, based on this resume?
A hiring manager’s verdict on your resume, the line that decided it, and the three lines to rewrite first.
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Work 10 min Show me what stands between me and the job I want.
A plain table of what a job asks for, what you already have, and the fastest way to close the gaps.
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Work 10 min Someone says ‘tell me about yourself.’ What’s my one-minute answer?
A one-minute version of your career story that sounds like you and points at where you’re going.
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Work 20 min Run a practice interview with me, then tell me how I really did.
A realistic practice interview, one question at a time, with a straight verdict on each answer.
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Work 5 min How do I ask a stranger for career help without groveling?
A short, specific message to someone who could help you, written to be easy to answer.
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Work 10 min I start a new job soon. What do I do first, and what do I leave alone?
A 30, 60 and 90 day plan for a new job: what to learn, who to ask, what to deliver and what to leave alone.
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Work 10 min Why do my manager and I keep missing each other?
A one-page read on what your manager needs from you, three changes to try, and one question to ask them.
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Work 5 min What do I need to walk out of this meeting with?
A half-page brief for a meeting that matters: your goal, your opening and the question you’re dreading.
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Work 5 min What do I say when I can’t take on one more thing?
Three ways to turn down a request at work, from a clear no to a trade, in words you can use today.
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Work 5 min I wrote this email angry. What should I send instead?
A calm version of the message you wrote angry, built to get the result you want from it.
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Work 5 min Our one-on-ones have gone flat. What should we be talking about?
Six questions and a simple agenda for your next one-on-one, written for the person across the table.
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Work 10 min This feedback stung. Which part of it is true?
Feedback that stung, sorted into what’s fair, what’s unclear and what to do in the next two weeks.
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Work 20 min What did I get done this year that I’ve already forgotten?
A self-review built from your real year: results first, evidence attached, one honest growth area.
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Work 10 min Am I ready for a promotion, or do I just want one?
Your case for the next level on one page, with the two gaps a skeptical manager would raise.
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Work 10 min I got the job offer. What do I ask for before I say yes?
What’s open to discussion in a job offer, the two things worth asking for, and a reply you can send.
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Work 10 min How do I tell someone on my team their work isn’t good enough?
A plan for a hard conversation with someone you manage: the opening, the examples and the next step.
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Work 10 min What am I known for at work, and is it what I want?
Your likely reputation at work in one sentence, the evidence for it, and the gap to the one you want.
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Work 10 min Is this burnout, or just a bad month?
A clearer picture of what’s wearing you down at work, what you can change, and when to see a professional.
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Work 10 min How do I quit without burning the bridge?
A plan for resigning well: what to say first, what to leave out, and a handoff in order.
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Work 10 min Translate my experience for a field I’ve never worked in.
What carries over to a new field, what doesn’t, and two bridge roles that make the move believable.
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Work 10 min What do I do for free that someone would pay for?
Three ways to earn from something you already do well, with who would pay and a small test for each.
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Work 10 min What needs to be in place before I quit to go freelance?
Five checkable conditions for going freelance, which ones you already meet, and a date to decide.
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Work 10 min If my job vanished next month, how ready would I be?
A readiness check on your contacts, proof of work, skills and pitch, with three moves for this month.
Money
22 prompts
See your own numbers clearly, then ask better questions.
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Money 10 min Where is my money actually going?
A plain picture of a typical month: where it goes, what has no name yet, and what to look at first.
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Money 5 min Which of my subscriptions would I sign up for again today?
A keep, pause or cancel verdict on every subscription, with the yearly total you never see.
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Money 10 min What am I really buying when I buy this?
The real reason behind a big purchase, cheaper ways to get it, and a fair test before you pay.
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Money 10 min What do I believe about money that I never chose?
Two or three money beliefs you inherited, the evidence for each, and what each one costs you.
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Money 5 min My bill keeps creeping up. What do I say when I call?
A short, polite script for calling a provider, including what to say when they say no.
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Money 10 min What number do I say when I ask for a raise?
Three numbers for your pay conversation: the ask, the target and your floor, each with its reasoning.
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Money 5 min Is my savings goal realistic, or am I kidding myself?
The monthly number your goal needs, an honest check on the date, and three ways to make it work.
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Money 10 min How long could I get by on what I’ve saved?
Your real runway in months, a cushion target that fits your life, and a first milestone to aim for.
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Money 2 min How many times would I have to use this to make it worth it?
The honest cost per use of something you want, at the rate you’d really use it.
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Money 10 min Which of my old things are worth the hassle of selling?
Your clutter sorted into sell, bundle or give away, and the order to list things in.
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Money 10 min Play the seller so I can practice haggling before it counts.
A realistic practice round with a seller, then honest notes on where you gave ground too fast.
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Money 10 min Am I charging enough to live on?
What you really earn per working hour, the rate your life requires, and the gap between them.
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Money 10 min My partner and I never talk about money. How do I start?
A plan for a first money talk: an opening line, the numbers to bring and three questions for you both.
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Money 10 min Someone close to me asked to borrow money. Do I say yes?
Three honest options beyond yes or no, what each could cost you, and kind words for each one.
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Money 20 min Tell me the story of my money this year.
A one-page review of your money year: what moved, what you’d repeat, and one change for next year.
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Money 20 min Is renting really throwing my money away?
The conditions under which renting or buying wins for you, plus the numbers and questions to take to an adviser.
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Money 10 min What’s the best money I’ve ever spent, and what does that tell me?
Your own spending rules, drawn from the purchases you still love and the ones you regret.
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Money 20 min I’m finally getting help with my debts. How do I prepare?
A one-page summary of what you owe and a list of questions, ready for your first debt advice session.
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Money 10 min Before I see my accountant, what should I have ready?
A checklist of what to gather and the questions most worth your accountant’s time this year.
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Money 20 min Teach me enough about investing to ask an adviser good questions.
The few investing ideas a beginner needs, checked as you go, and the questions to bring to an adviser.
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Money 10 min Do I have insurance for the things that could sink me?
Your biggest risks set against the coverage you think you have, turned into questions for an adviser.
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Money 10 min Retirement feels far away. What should I be asking now?
A plain map of retirement income where you live, five numbers to find and six questions for a planner.
People
22 prompts
Find the words before the conversation starts.
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People 5 min How do I say this without starting a fight?
Three ways to say the hard thing, each with a note on how it’s likely to land.
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People 5 min Tell me this argument again, from their side.
Your disagreement retold from the other person’s point of view, plus what you may be missing.
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People 10 min There’s a conversation I keep putting off. Help me start it.
A one-page plan for a hard talk: your opening line, your one point, and replies for the pushback.
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People 10 min I owe someone an apology. Help me leave out the ‘but’.
A short apology that names what you did and what it cost them, with no defense attached.
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People 5 min Help me set a boundary I won’t drop the first time it’s tested.
A boundary in two sentences, what you’ll do instead, and a calm line for when it gets tested.
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People 10 min Why do we keep having the same argument?
The loop behind a repeating argument, drawn in plain steps, and the one place you could step out.
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People 10 min Should I tell my friend what I really think?
A straight answer on whether to speak up, and the kindest honest wording if you should.
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People 10 min What kind of friend am I, really?
An honest portrait of you as a friend: what you give, where you go missing, and one thing to do.
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People 10 min My friend is going through something awful. What do I say?
A text that needs no reply, two offers they can just say yes to, and the well-meant line to skip.
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People 10 min Is this friendship fading, or has life just gotten loud?
An honest read on a friendship that has drifted, and whether to reach out, adjust or let go.
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People 5 min What do I text someone I haven’t spoken to in years?
Three short messages that reopen a door, with no guilt trip and no pressure to reply.
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People 10 min I’m lonelier than I let on. Where do I start?
The kind of connection you seem short on, and three small steps toward it this week.
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People 10 min How do I make friends in a city where I know no one?
A four-week plan built on showing up to the same places, sized to your energy and interests.
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People 10 min What should I ask my parents while I still can?
Twelve questions about a parent’s life that you’d regret not asking, shaped to who they are.
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People 10 min Get me through this family dinner without the usual scene.
A pocket plan for a tense gathering: likely flashpoints, a line for each, and a way to step out.
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People 10 min How do I talk to my teenager and get more than ‘fine’?
Five ways into a real conversation with your teen, and the one habit of yours to drop.
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People 10 min We mostly talk about logistics. What should we be asking each other?
A 20-minute check-in for two: five questions you both answer, and one rule for the hard topics.
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People 10 min How do we split the housework so nobody is keeping score?
A draft split of the housework, invisible jobs included, to bring to the table and adjust together.
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People 10 min Read my dating profile like a stranger with ten seconds.
A stranger’s ten-second impression of your profile, then a rewritten bio made of true details.
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People 10 min I always jump in with advice. Can I practice just listening?
A five-turn practice conversation, then an honest review of where you listened and where you fixed.
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People 10 min What do I get someone who says they don’t want anything?
Six gift ideas drawn from what they love, each tied to something you told the assistant.
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People 10 min Help me write a toast that sounds like me, not a greeting card.
A two-minute toast built on one true story, in your own voice, ready to read aloud.
Mind and body
24 prompts
Notice your patterns and leave diagnosis to a doctor.
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Mind and body 10 min How do I make ten minutes with my doctor count?
A one-page brief for your appointment: what to say first, and what to ask.
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Mind and body 10 min How can you tell when I’m stressed?
Your early signs of stress in the order they show up, and one small response to the first of them.
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Mind and body 10 min Why am I still tired after a day off?
Which kind of tired you are, what your current rest misses, and three ways to get the right kind this week.
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Mind and body 10 min What’s draining me that I’ve stopped noticing?
Your three biggest energy drains, the evidence for each, and one to cut or move this week.
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Mind and body 5 min I barely slept. What’s the least I can do today and be okay?
Today cut down to what truly has to happen, placed where your energy is least bad.
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Mind and body 10 min Which part of my evening is costing me sleep?
The evening habits most likely working against your sleep, and one change to test for a week.
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Mind and body 10 min Build me a morning for the life I actually have.
A realistic morning in two versions, normal and running late, built around your real constraints.
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Mind and body 10 min Can we design a habit that survives my worst week?
One habit in three sizes, with a trigger, a bad-week minimum and a rule for starting again.
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Mind and body 10 min When I pick up my phone, what am I reaching for?
The three moments you reach for your phone, what each one is for, and a swap for the costliest.
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Mind and body 10 min Write me something to read while a craving passes.
A short script in your own words to read when the urge hits, written while you’re calm.
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Mind and body 10 min I’m stressed about everything. What’s the one thing underneath?
Your pile of stresses grouped into two or three real sources, and the one to deal with first.
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Mind and body 10 min Is this worry a problem to solve or a thought to put down?
One worry split into what you can act on this week and what you can only set aside, with a step for each.
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Mind and body 10 min I’m not lazy, so why do I keep putting this off?
The most likely feeling behind one task you keep dodging, and a first ten minutes that gets around it.
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Mind and body 10 min Ask me about my day like someone who actually wants to know.
Ten minutes of guided reflection that ends in three lines, in your words, worth keeping.
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Mind and body 10 min I feel off and I can’t name it. Help me find the word.
Three candidate words for what you’re feeling, how they differ, and one sentence to say out loud.
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Mind and body 10 min Would I talk to a friend the way I talk to myself?
Your harshest lines about yourself, checked for what’s true and rewritten the way you’d say them to a friend.
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Mind and body 10 min What went right this week that I barely noticed?
Three specific good things from your week, why each happened, and one thank-you worth sending.
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Mind and body 10 min Where do I start with exercise when I always quit?
A four-week starter plan sized to your real week, with the too-ambitious version marked to avoid.
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Mind and body 10 min Show me the pattern in how I eat, not what I eat.
Two or three patterns in when and why you eat, and one small experiment, with no diet attached.
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Mind and body 5 min I understand about half of this medical letter. What does it say?
Your letter or results restated in plain language, with terms explained and questions for your doctor.
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Mind and body 10 min What should I be asking my pharmacist about everything I take?
One page for the pharmacy counter: everything you take in a clean table, and the questions worth asking.
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Mind and body 10 min I think I’m burned out. How do I explain that to my doctor?
A then-and-now picture of what has changed, the line you’d soften said plainly, and questions for the doctor.
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Mind and body 10 min What do I say in my first therapy session?
A one-page note for your first session: why you’re there, what you want, and what to ask the therapist.
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Mind and body 20 min While I’m okay, help me write the plan for when I’m not.
A one-page plan in your words: early signs, what helps and who to call, to share with someone you trust.
Focus
24 prompts
Decide what gets your hours and what doesn’t.
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Focus 10 min What should I stop doing?
Three recurring things to stop, each with the evidence, the hours it returns and a graceful way out.
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Focus 5 min What are the first two minutes of the thing I keep avoiding?
A two-minute way into the task you’ve been circling, then the next two, and nothing more.
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Focus 10 min Here’s everything in my head. What do I do first?
Your whole tangle sorted into five piles, with one clear thing to do first.
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Focus 5 min Where did yesterday go?
Yesterday added up by category, set against your own guess, with the hour you’d want back.
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Focus 2 min If I only finish three things today, which three?
Three things in order: one for progress, one for a person, one for peace of mind. The rest can wait.
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Focus 5 min Everything is urgent. What’s actually on fire?
Every urgent item tested against what happens if it waits, plus a note for whoever has to wait.
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Focus 5 min Break this down for me until the first step feels almost silly.
The first ten pieces of a big task, each ten minutes or less and starting with something physical.
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Focus 5 min I’ve got 90 quiet minutes. How do I not waste them?
A setup for one protected block: a finish line, a first move, and a plan for the moment you stall.
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Focus 2 min What do I need to write down so I can stop thinking about work?
A three-line note for tomorrow, anything that must go out tonight, and a list of what can wait.
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Focus 10 min My week doesn’t fit in my week. What has to go?
The arithmetic of your week, how far over you are, and a verdict on what gets cut, shrunk or moved.
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Focus 10 min What is next week for?
One sentence that says what the week is for, the few things that serve it, and what’s allowed to slide.
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Focus 10 min I planned one week and lived another. What happened?
A short review of last week: what moved, what slid, and the pattern behind what slid.
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Focus 10 min Which of my meetings could I skip without anyone noticing?
A verdict on every meeting: keep, shorten, handle in writing or decline, and the hours you get back.
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Focus 5 min Who’s doing what by when? Here are my messy notes.
Decisions, actions with owners and dates, open questions, and a follow-up message ready to send.
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Focus 10 min My inbox is out of hand. What needs an answer today?
Every message sorted into four piles, with a two-line reply drafted for the ones that can’t wait.
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Focus 10 min What am I doing that someone else could do?
Your regular tasks sorted into keep, hand over now and teach once, with a handoff note ready to send.
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Focus 10 min Am I doing my hardest work at my worst hour?
A template day that puts your hardest work where your attention is, and admin where it isn’t.
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Focus 5 min How long will this really take?
A range instead of a hope, built from the parts and from how long it took you last time.
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Focus 10 min Before I start this project, what should I have decided?
A one-page brief: what done means, what’s out of scope, the first three moves and the likeliest stall.
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Focus 5 min I’m going to miss this deadline. What can still be saved?
The smallest version that still does the job, a plan for the hours left, and a message if it won’t fit.
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Focus 10 min If I really meant this goal, what would I do every week?
One weekly action with a time and place, what it replaces, and a check on whether it adds up.
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Focus 10 min How do I keep the thing I love from falling off my calendar?
Two real slots for your hobby, what each one pushes out, and a small version for crowded weeks.
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Focus 10 min What kept happening this month?
Three patterns from your month with the evidence for each, and one experiment for the next.
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Focus 20 min If the next three months go well, what will be different?
Up to three outcomes for the quarter, a 30-day marker for each, and a list of what you’re not doing.
Learn
20 prompts
Understand it well enough to explain it back.
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Learn 20 min Don’t just explain it. Teach me until I can use it.
One topic taught from your real level, checked piece by piece, and left as a page you can test yourself on.
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Learn 10 min Let me explain this back to you. Show me where it falls apart.
What a newcomer would take from your explanation, where it skips or slips, and a plain verdict.
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Learn 5 min Explain this simply, then tell me what the simple version left out.
Any idea in a simple version and a deeper one, with an honest note on what the simple one bent.
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Learn 5 min Use something I already know to explain something I don’t.
A new idea mapped onto a world you know well, with a clear note on where the comparison fails.
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Learn 10 min Make me work this out myself, one question at a time.
A chain of small questions that leads you to the idea, and a note of what you worked out alone.
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Learn 10 min I got this wrong. What did I misunderstand?
The wrong idea that produced your wrong answer, named, fixed and tested with two new problems.
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Learn 10 min Tell me what to learn, in what order, and what I can skip.
A staged plan from where you are to your goal, a test at every stage, and a list of what to skip.
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Learn 5 min What could I learn to do by Sunday night?
One small project you can finish in a weekend, a schedule to get there, and what to ignore.
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Learn 10 min When am I supposed to study, with a week like mine?
A weekly study timetable built around your fixed commitments, with a minimum for bad weeks.
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Learn 10 min Why have I stopped getting better at this?
The likely reason you’ve leveled off, and two weeks of practice built to get you moving again.
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Learn 10 min I taught myself this. What did I skip?
The gaps a self-taught route usually leaves, ranked by how much they matter for what you do.
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Learn 10 min What do I keep looking up that I should just learn?
The one thing you keep looking up that would pay you back to learn once, properly.
2 versions
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Learn 20 min Quiz me until we find what I don’t know.
Twelve exam-style questions that get harder as you go, a score by topic, and what to review first.
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Learn 5 min Turn my notes into flashcards I can’t answer on autopilot.
Flashcards from your own notes that ask why and how, plus a list of what your notes got wrong.
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Learn 10 min Help me get through a hard book without reading it for me.
What to know before each section and honest questions after it, with the reading left to you.
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Learn 10 min I finished the book. What do I do differently now?
Three two-week experiments drawn from what stayed with you, and one idea that may not fit you.
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Learn 20 min Talk with me in the language I’m learning, and don’t let my mistakes slide.
A real conversation at your level, every sentence corrected, and a list of your repeat mistakes.
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Learn 10 min Show me how people in this field think, not just what they know.
The few ideas a field’s people think with, the mistakes outsiders make, and a case to try them on.
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Learn 5 min I have to use a new tool at work. What do I learn first?
The few things to learn first in a new work tool, mapped from the one you’re leaving behind.
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Learn 10 min What changed in my field while I wasn’t paying attention?
The five biggest changes in a field since you stopped following it, and what’s still unsettled.
Needs web search
Write and create
22 prompts
Keep your own voice and get an honest reader.
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Write and create 5 min Make this sound like me on a good day, not like a chatbot.
Your draft rewritten in your own voice, learned from two things you actually wrote.
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Write and create 10 min What do I do in everything I write without noticing?
Three habits that run through your writing, with your own lines as proof, and one to try dropping.
2 versions
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Write and create 10 min I don’t know how to start. Ask me questions until I do.
Your main point, a short outline and three opening lines, all drawn from your own answers.
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Write and create 5 min Tell me the truth about this draft before someone else does.
The three biggest problems in your draft, ranked, plus what’s working and should stay.
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Write and create 5 min Before I send this, what will my reader actually hear?
A cold read of your message: what it seems to ask, where attention drifts, what could land wrong.
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Write and create 5 min Cut this by a third without sanding off my voice.
A shorter version in your own words, with a list of what was cut and why.
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Write and create 5 min Which part of my draft am I keeping only because I love it?
The passage you’re attached to that the piece doesn’t need, and what happens if it goes.
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Write and create 5 min Find every sentence here that someone would have to read twice.
Every sentence a reader would stumble on, with the reason and a plainer version beside it.
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Write and create 5 min Same message, different reader. What has to change?
Your piece reworked for a different reader, with a list of what changed and why.
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Write and create 5 min Give me ten titles for this, then the one you’d bet on.
Ten titles in five styles, one clear pick with reasons, and a runner-up.
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Write and create 10 min Can you write a cover letter that doesn’t sound like a cover letter?
A short cover letter made from your own rough words, with nothing in it you wouldn’t say aloud.
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Write and create 5 min How do I describe myself without sounding smug or small?
Three short bios built from facts, in three tones, and the one detail people will remember.
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Write and create 5 min I have bad news to put in writing. Help me say it straight.
A short, kind message that says the hard thing in the first two sentences.
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Write and create 10 min I’ve got three minutes and a microphone. What’s my one point?
Five note cards for a short speech: your one point, three beats and a closing line.
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Write and create 5 min I keep explaining this badly. What can I compare it to?
Five everyday comparisons for a hard idea, where each one breaks, and the one to use.
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Write and create 10 min Before this memory fades, help me tell it the way it happened.
A first telling of one memory, under 250 words, made only from what you remember.
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Write and create 10 min There’s an essay somewhere in this journal entry. Where is it?
The question your entry is circling, its strongest line, and an outline for an essay.
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Write and create 10 min I want to give someone a poem that could only be about them.
A poem of twelve lines or fewer, built from details that belong to the two of you.
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Write and create 5 min The first ten ideas are obvious. What are the next twenty?
Thirty ideas that fit your limits, the obvious ones labeled, and the three worth keeping.
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Write and create 5 min Which of these names will I still like in five years?
Your shortlist put through five plain tests and ranked, with what to check before you commit.
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Write and create 5 min Give me a rule that makes my next piece harder and more fun.
Three creative constraints aimed at your rut, and one turned into a short exercise.
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Write and create 10 min I stalled on a project I care about. Where’s the way back in?
A read on where your project stopped, and three small ways back in, each under twenty minutes.
Everyday life
26 prompts
Dinner, letters, repairs and the rest of the week.
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Everyday life 2 min What can I cook tonight with what’s already in my fridge?
Three dinners you can make tonight from what you have, and the one to cook first.
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Everyday life 5 min What’s for dinner this week, even on the nights I’m too tired to cook?
Seven dinners matched to your real week, with a shopping list and a backup for the worst night.
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Everyday life 5 min Where could I cut my grocery bill without eating worse?
Your usual groceries sorted into leave alone, swap and question, with what each swap saves and costs you.
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Everyday life 2 min My recipe serves four and twelve are coming. What changes besides the math?
Your recipe resized for a new number of people, with warnings about what doesn’t simply multiply.
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Everyday life 5 min How do I host dinner and still get to sit down?
Your menu adjusted so it can be made ahead, and a timeline that works backward from the doorbell.
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Everyday life 10 min Plan me a trip I won’t need a vacation to recover from.
A day-by-day outline shaped by your pace and budget, with what to book and what to leave open.
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Everyday life 5 min I have a free weekend and no plan. What will I be glad I did?
Three ways to spend the weekend: one restful, one out of the house, one you’ll be glad you did.
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Everyday life 5 min What am I going to forget to pack?
A packing list built from what you’ll do on the trip, sized to your bag, plus what to leave at home.
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Everyday life 5 min I’ve had two tabs open for a week. Which one do I buy?
A side-by-side on the few differences that matter for your use, and a pick with reasons.
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Everyday life 10 min This room is out of control. Where do I even start?
A plan for one room in short sessions, each with a zone, a stopping point and somewhere for things to go.
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Everyday life 5 min How little cleaning can I get away with?
A minimum routine for your home: a few daily minutes, one weekly block, and what to stop doing.
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Everyday life 5 min Here’s a photo of my room. What would you change first?
What’s working, what isn’t, and five changes ranked by effect for the money, starting with free ones.
Needs an image
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Everyday life 5 min Something at home broke. Is it a five-minute fix or a job for a pro?
The safe checks to try first, the point where you stop, and how to describe the problem on the phone.
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Everyday life 10 min I’m moving in six weeks. What do I do, and in what order?
A week-by-week countdown to moving day, fitted to your move, with the tasks people leave too late.
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Everyday life 10 min I’m throwing a party. What can I skip that nobody will miss?
The three things guests will remember, and your to-do list sorted into do, simplify and skip.
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Everyday life 2 min Rainy day, bored kids, and it’s only 10 am. What can we do at home?
Six things to do today with what’s in the house, sorted by how much they ask of you.
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Everyday life 2 min Tell a bedtime story with my kid as the hero.
A five-minute story to read aloud, built from your child’s day, with an ending that winds down.
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Everyday life 5 min How do I complain so that someone actually fixes it?
A short, calm complaint with the facts in order and one specific ask, ready to send.
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Everyday life 5 min I want to cancel. How do I get past the ‘before you go’ speech?
A short script for canceling a service, with a calm line for each way they’ll try to keep you.
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Everyday life 5 min Write me a listing that sells this, flaws and all.
A searchable title, a short honest description, and the buyer questions to answer before they’re asked.
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Everyday life 5 min What is this letter asking me to do, and by when?
Three lines up top: what it is, what you have to do, and by when. Then what’s unclear, missing or off.
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Everyday life 10 min Before I sign this, what should I be asking a lawyer?
A plain-language map of your contract and the questions to bring to a lawyer or adviser.
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Everyday life 5 min What do I ask the mechanic so I’m not just nodding along?
A clear description of the problem, possible causes in plain words, and what to ask before you approve work.
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Everyday life 10 min My pet can’t say what’s wrong. What does the vet need from me?
One page for the vet: what you’ve seen and when, what’s normal, what to bring, and what to ask.
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Everyday life 10 min What do people who move abroad wish they had asked first?
A checklist of questions for a move abroad, each matched to who can answer it.
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Everyday life 10 min If I were out of reach for a week, what would nobody at home know how to do?
A one-page outline of what only you know about running your home, ready to fill in on paper.
AI basics
18 prompts
Get straighter, shorter, better-sourced answers.
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AI basics 2 min Before you answer, ask me what you need to know.
An assistant that asks what it needs before it answers, for the rest of the chat.
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AI basics 2 min Stop agreeing with me. Tell me where I’m wrong.
Honest pushback on your ideas for the rest of the chat, without the fake toughness.
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AI basics 10 min What should I be using you for that I’m not?
Up to ten specific uses drawn from your own week, ranked, with a first prompt for the top three.
2 versions
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AI basics 5 min Should I even be using AI for this?
An honest verdict on one task: hand it over, do it together, or keep it for yourself.
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AI basics 2 min Give me the short version. I’ll ask if I want the rest.
Short answers from here on: the answer, up to two things to know and a line on what was left out.
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AI basics 10 min What should I tell you once so I never have to say it again?
A short block of standing instructions for your assistant’s settings, built from how you like answers.
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AI basics 10 min Help me write the note I’d hand any AI before we start.
A short note about you to paste at the top of any chat, with nothing private in it.
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AI basics 2 min This chat got too long. Write the handoff for a fresh one.
A note that carries the goal, the decisions and the open questions into a new chat.
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AI basics 5 min Show me everything you remember about me.
An inventory of what your assistant has stored and inferred about you, with sensitive items flagged.
Needs memory
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AI basics 2 min I’m about to paste this into an AI chat. What should I take out first?
A short list of what to remove from the document you’re about to share, and what has to stay in.
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AI basics 2 min Tell me what you know, what you think, and what you’re guessing.
One answer sorted by how sure the assistant is, with the single thing most worth checking.
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AI basics 5 min What did you just assume about me?
The hidden assumptions in the last answer, ranked, and a second answer written for you.
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AI basics 2 min Now read your answer like someone who wants to prove it wrong.
The weakest claim in the last answer, the best objection to it, and a clear keep or change.
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AI basics 5 min Where did you get that? Show me sources I can open.
Each key claim in the last answer matched to a source you can open, or marked as unsourced.
Needs web search
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AI basics 5 min I keep hearing this claim. Is it true?
A verdict on one claim, what it gets right and what it stretches, with sources you can open.
Needs web search
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AI basics 5 min Another assistant told me this. What would you have said?
An independent read of another assistant’s answer: where it holds, where it slips, what to check.
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AI basics 5 min Here’s the prompt I usually type. What’s missing?
Your prompt checked against the five DREAM parts, then rewritten with the gaps that matter filled.
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AI basics 5 min Make this prompt work in any AI, not just the one I use.
Your prompt rewritten to run in any assistant, with what it still needs and what was cut.
Play
16 prompts
Roasts, riddles and games with nothing at stake.
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Play 5 min Roast me like a friend who actually likes me.
Five affectionate jabs built from your own habits, and one sincere line to close.
2 versions
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Play 5 min If my houseplant could talk, what would it say about me?
A short monologue from the one witness who sees your whole day, fond and a little pointed.
2 versions
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Play 2 min Give me a fortune cookie that’s secretly good advice.
Three fortunes about what’s on your mind, each with the plain advice hiding inside it.
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Play 5 min Turn my completely ordinary week into a film trailer.
A voice-over script, under a minute long, that gives your week the drama it never had.
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Play 5 min Ask me five odd questions, then guess ten things about me.
Ten guesses about you from five small answers, each with its reasoning and a confidence level.
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Play 5 min Write an adventure where my most boring skill saves the day.
A 300-word adventure, in the genre you pick, where your dullest talent turns out to matter.
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Play 10 min Argue with me about something that doesn’t matter at all.
Three rounds of mock-serious debate on your pettiest opinion, then a fair verdict on who won.
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Play 5 min Let’s have a compliment battle over my favorite thing. Vaguest line loses.
Five rounds of one-line praise for something you love, where the vaguer line loses the point.
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Play 10 min I know far too much about three things. Try to stump me.
Ten questions that climb from warm-up to expert, a running score, and honesty when you object.
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Play 10 min Tell me riddles that get harder until one beats me.
Five riddles that climb from easy to fiendish, with a hint when you miss and a fair judge.
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Play 10 min I’m thinking of something. Can you get it in twenty questions?
A fair game of twenty questions where the assistant guesses and shows how it narrows things down.
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Play 10 min It still doesn’t have a name. Run a tournament and make me pick.
An eight-name bracket decided two at a time, a wildcard built from your taste, and a winner.
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Play 20 min Host a game for my group with no props and no setup.
A game picked for your group, rules in three lines, hosted live one round at a time.
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Play 5 min Give us would-you-rather questions that split the room in half.
Ten dilemmas built from your group’s world, tuned so neither side is the obvious pick.
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Play 5 min My dinner guests barely know each other. What do I ask them?
Eight questions fitted to your guests that get a story out of everyone and corner no one.
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Play 5 min We have six hours in the car. What do we play?
Five no-screen car games matched to your passengers, each with a first round ready to go.
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