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Mind and body 10 min DREAM
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.
Moment 61 prompts 11 scenes
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Something new is beginning and you want to set it up right.
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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.
2 versions
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.
2 versions
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.
2 versions
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.
2 versions
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.
2 versions
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.
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.
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.
2 versions
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.
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.
2 versions
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.
2 versions
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.
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.
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.
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.
Needs web search
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
2 versions
Focus 5 min Where did yesterday go?
Yesterday added up by category, set against your own guess, with the hour you’d want back.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 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.
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