The prompt library

The prompt library

Ready-to-run prompts across work, learning, and life, tuned to the world you picked (hit All for the full set). Fill the [brackets], then copy or launch into your LLM. Each one quietly models a course principle, clear task, real context, a verification step, your voice preserved.

Here is an unsorted brain-dump of everything on my plate: [paste]. Group these into themes, flag the 3 highest-leverage items and why, name what I can drop or delegate, and give me a one-page plan for this week. Ask me one clarifying question first if anything is ambiguous.

I'm deciding whether to [decision]. Here's my thinking: [context]. Steelman the strongest case FOR and the strongest case AGAINST, list the assumptions I haven't checked, and tell me the single piece of evidence that would most change my mind. Don't tell me what to do, sharpen my thinking.

Help me write a direct, respectful email about [situation] to [recipient]. Goals: [what I need]. Tone: warm but firm, no corporate filler. Give me 2 versions of different lengths. Keep my voice human, not slick. Then flag anything that could be misread.

Be a patient tutor. I want to truly understand [topic]. Explain it simply, then make ME explain it back to you in my own words. Catch the gaps in my explanation and ask follow-up questions until I can teach it. Don't just hand me the answer.

Quiz me on [topic / paste my notes]. Ask one question at a time, escalating in difficulty, and wait for my answer before the next. After each, tell me if I'm right, why, and what I missed. At the end, give me a 3-line summary of my weak spots and what to review.

Explain [concept] twice: first as if I'm a curious beginner, then as if I'm a practitioner who needs the nuance and edge cases. End with the one misconception people most often get wrong about it.

I feel stuck on [decision]. Here's everything in my head: [dump it all]. Reflect it back to me organised: what I actually care about here, the real options, the trade-offs, and the fear that might be driving it. Ask me what matters most before suggesting anything.

Help me plan my week. My priorities: [list]. Fixed commitments: [list]. Energy reality: [when I focus best / what drains me]. Build a realistic schedule that protects the priorities, includes breaks, and isn't fantasy. Flag where I'm overcommitting.

Here's a raw journal entry: [paste]. Without judging me, reflect back the themes and tensions you notice, ask 2 gentle questions that might help me see it more clearly, and name one small thing I could try. Keep it grounded, not therapy-speak.

Tighten this without changing my voice or adding flourish: [paste]. Cut hedging and filler, fix anything unclear, keep my rhythm and word choices. Show me the edited version, then a short bullet list of what you changed and why so I can learn.

I'm working on [project / piece] for [audience]. Brainstorm 20 genuinely different angles, not variations of one idea. Then critique them and pick the 3 strongest, telling me why each could work and what would make it land.

Task: write [what] for [audience], goal [goal]. Work in three labelled passes: (1) a tight outline, (2) a full draft, (3) a critique of your own draft against clarity, usefulness, and whether it actually serves the goal. Then give me a final improved version.