The 5-Minute AI Starter — AI for Normies

Prompt 01 of 05 · Planning

Plan your week in 2 minutes

Start here. This one prompt will do more for your week than anything else. Fill in the brackets and paste.

I need help planning my week. Here's what's coming up: [list your meetings, appointments, and deadlines]. My priorities for the week are [what matters most]. Help me organize this into a simple day-by-day plan and flag anything I should do first.

Prompt 02 of 05 · Communication

Write the email you've been avoiding

You know the one. The one you've been putting off for three days. Fill this in and it's done in 60 seconds.

Write a professional email to [who you're emailing] about [the topic]. I want to [your goal — ask for something / decline / follow up / apologize / give feedback]. Key points to include: [bullet your main points]. Keep it clear and under 150 words.

Prompt 03 of 05 · Decision-making

Get unstuck on a decision

You don't need more information. You need someone to help you think it through. This prompt works for big and small decisions alike.

I'm trying to decide between [option A] and [option B]. Here's my situation: [describe your context]. What I care most about is [your priorities]. Help me think through the pros and cons of each and give me your honest recommendation.

Prompt 04 of 05 · Reading & Research

Understand something long in 30 seconds

Paste in the article, email, report, or document — AI will pull out what actually matters.

Please read the following and give me: (1) a 3-sentence summary of the main point, (2) the 3 most important things I need to know, and (3) anything I should act on. Here it is: [paste your text]

Prompt 05 of 05 · Getting unstuck

Figure out where to start on anything

Overwhelmed? Use this. Works for projects, tasks, goals — anything you've been staring at.

I need to [describe the task or project] but I don't know where to start. Here's what I know so far: [what you've got]. Break this down into the first 5 steps I should take, in order, starting with the smallest possible first move.