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  1. 01/eli5

    Explain it simply

    To automate it: Education

    Explain blockchain simply enough for a ten-year-old

  2. 02/tldr

    Three-line summary

    To automate it: Docs & Office

    Summarize the text below in three lines, key points only:

  3. 03/steelman

    Strongest version of the argument

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    Make the strongest possible case for a four-day work week

  4. 04/devil

    Argue the other side

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    Push back hard on my claim that remote work is always better

  5. 05/pros-cons

    Pros and cons table

    To automate it: Data & Analytics

    Lay out the pros and cons of iPhone vs Galaxy in one table

  6. 06/stepbystep

    Step by step

    To automate it: Automation

    Walk me through starting a YouTube channel, step by step

  7. 07/checklist

    Checklist with nothing missed

    To automate it: Automation

    Make a packing checklist for an overseas trip, including easy-to-forget items

  8. 08/template

    Fill-in-the-blank template

    To automate it: Docs & Office

    Give me a business proposal email template I can fill in

  9. 09/examples

    Three concrete examples

    To automate it: Education

    Give me three concrete examples of a 'hook' in marketing

  10. 10/analogy

    Everyday analogy

    To automate it: Education

    Explain how a rate hike affects the economy using an everyday analogy

  11. 11/critique

    Honest weak-point review

    To automate it: Dev & Coding

    Tell me honestly where the following is weak:

  12. 12/improve

    Make it better, concretely

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    Make this Instagram caption more compelling, with specific edits:

  13. 13/shorter

    Much shorter, same meaning

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    Cut the length of this passage sharply without losing meaning:

  14. 14/expand

    Turn a note into a full piece

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    Expand this note on 'why exercise matters' into a full piece

  15. 15/simplify

    Plain words, no jargon

    To automate it: Docs & Office

    Rewrite this contract clause in plain language:

  16. Rewrite this refund notice in a friendlier tone:

  17. 17/brainstorm

    Ten ideas fast

    To automate it: Marketing & SEO

    Throw out ten content ideas for a cafe's Instagram

  18. 18/outline

    Outline first

    To automate it: Docs & Office

    Draft the outline for onboarding training material first

  19. 19/counterexample

    Find a counterexample

    To automate it: Data & Analytics

    Find counterexamples to the claim that pricier always means better

  20. 20/assumptions

    Surface hidden assumptions

    To automate it: Data & Analytics

    Point out the hidden assumptions in 'just cut the price and it sells'

  21. 21/questions

    Questions I should be asking

    To automate it: Education

    I'm evaluating a startup idea — ask me the questions I should be asking

  22. 22/compare

    Comparison table by criteria

    To automate it: Data & Analytics

    Compare Notion, Obsidian and Evernote in a table by criteria

  23. 23/risks

    Risks and mitigations

    To automate it: Security & Review

    Lay out the risks and mitigations for running my first offline event

  24. 24/persona

    Answer as an expert

    To automate it: Marketing & SEO

    Answer as a marketer with ten years' experience would about this copy:

  25. Revenue keeps falling — ask 'why' five times to find the root cause

  26. 26/rewrite-formal

    Formal register

    To automate it: Docs & Office

    Rewrite this email in a formal, courteous register:

  27. 27/factcheck

    Flag what needs checking

    To automate it: Security & Review

    Mark the claims in this text that need fact-checking:

  28. 28/next-steps

    What to do right now, in order

    To automate it: Automation

    I want to start a blog — put the immediate actions in priority order

  29. 29/rephrase

    Rewrite it naturally

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    This sentence reads awkwardly — rewrite it naturally:

  30. 30/summary-bullets

    Key bullets

    To automate it: Docs & Office

    Turn these meeting notes into key bullet points:

  31. 31/blueprint

    Turn it into a real plan

    To automate it: Automation

    I want to launch an online course — turn it into an executable plan

  32. 32/hooks

    Openers that get read

    To automate it: Marketing & SEO

    Give me five opening lines that force people to keep reading about dieting

  33. 33/ghost

    Sound human, not AI

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    Polish this blog post so it reads like a person wrote it, not an AI:

  34. 34/proofread

    Fix typos only

    To automate it: Docs & Office

    Fix only the spelling, typos and grammar below — leave the content as is:

  35. Write our product launch as one punchy sentence

  36. 36/score

    Score it out of ten

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    Score the following out of ten and explain the score:

  37. 37/audience

    Match the reader

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    Rewrite this so my 70-year-old parents would understand it:

  38. 38/story

    Tell it as a story

    To automate it: Content & Writing

    Explain compound interest through a story and real examples

  39. 39/flashcards

    Question-and-answer cards

    To automate it: Education

    Turn this material into question-and-answer flashcards:

  40. 40/negotiate

    Lines for negotiating

    To automate it: Marketing & SEO

    I want to ask for a raise — script what I should say