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20 copy-paste prompts for the tasks that eat your work week — organized by job function.


💡 How to use this template: Duplicate this page into your Notion workspace. Find the section that matches your job or the task you want to tackle. Copy the prompt, paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini, fill in the brackets, and send. That’s it.


📋 Table of Contents

  1. Email & Communication
  2. Meetings
  3. Writing & Drafting
  4. Research & Summarization
  5. Planning & Prioritization

📧 Email & Communication

Summarize a Long Email Thread

Summarize this email thread in 5 bullet points:
- What's the main point
- What decision or action is needed from me
- Any deadlines mentioned
- Who else is involved
- Anything I should flag or follow up on

[paste email thread]

Draft a Response to Any Message

Write a [professional / friendly / direct] response to this
message.

My answer is: [your actual answer in rough notes]
Keep it: [short / thorough]
Make sure to: [any specific thing to include or avoid]

Here's the message I received:
[paste it]

Write a Cold Outreach Email

Write a short, direct cold outreach email to [who] about [why].

Context: [1-2 sentences about who I am and why I'm reaching out]
Goal: [what I want them to do — reply, take a call, etc.]
Tone: [professional but human — not salesy]
Length: Under 100 words.

Write a Follow-Up Email