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Everyday life 2 min DREAM
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.
Moment 23 prompts 7 scenes
First time with AI.
You’ve opened the chat box and you’re not sure what to type.
More for this moment.
22 more prompts, drawn from 7 scenes.
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.
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.
2 versions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
There is a pack for this.
A pack is a small set of prompts chosen for one situation.
Your first hour with AI
Seven easy prompts that show what an assistant is good for.
- What can I cook tonight with what’s already in my fridge?
- Explain this simply, then tell me what the simple version left out.
- Make this sound like me on a good day, not like a chatbot.
7 prompts
Other moments.
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