Explain [something you've always been curious about] like I'm smart but busy. Then ask me one question to see if I got it.

I need to write [a real message you owe someone]. Here's the situation: [2 sentences]. Write it in my voice: [friendly / direct / formal]. Keep it under [length].

Here are two emails I've written: [paste]. Learn my voice. Now draft [new email] the way I would write it.

Tell me about [a topic you know deeply — your job, your hometown, your hobby]. — Then grade the answer. Find what it got subtly wrong.

Help me plan [a real thing coming up]. Ask me 5 questions first, then build a plan around my answers.

I want to learn [something you named in the Three Things box]. Ask what I already know, then teach me the single most useful next thing, then quiz me.

Run the Three Things generator on the homepage — this time with intent.

Here's a messy situation: [brain-dump it, typos and all]. Write the email I need to send to [person], sounding [tone], under [length].

I need to [complain / apologize / say no] to [person] about [situation]. Draft it firm but kind. Then play the other person and give me their most likely reply.

Here's a long [thread / document]: [paste]. Give me: 1) the 3 things I need to know, 2) anything I need to do, with deadlines.

Help me write a [birthday card / toast] for [name]. Three true things about them: [memory 1], [memory 2], [memory 3]. Warm, specific, not sappy.

Proofread this. Fix spelling, grammar, and punctuation only — do NOT rewrite or change my wording: [paste].

Explain this letter like I'm a smart friend with zero background: [paste]. Then tell me: does anything here need action from me?

Plan a [N]-day trip to [place] for [who's going]. Constraints: [budget, ages, interests, dealbreakers]. Ask me 5 questions before you start.

In my fridge/pantry: [list]. Household: [who, pickiness, allergies]. Weeknight cooking time: [X] minutes. Plan 5 dinners and a grocery list sorted by aisle.

Here's everything happening in my family over the next two weeks: [dump it]. Find conflicts, tight transitions, and anything I've probably forgotten to plan for.

I'm hosting [event] for [N] people on [date]. Build me a backward timeline from today, a task list, and a day-of schedule. Ask about anything you need.

I'm [moving / renovating X]. Build the step-by-step sequence with rough timing. Then give me 10 questions to ask [movers / contractors] that will reveal problems early.

Sunday reset. Here's everything on my mind: [dump]. Sort it into: this week (max 5), delegate/ask for help, later, and let it go. Be honest about the last category.

I want to learn [hobby] from zero. I have [X] minutes a day and [gear I own]. Build a 30-day beginner plan with tiny daily wins. Ask me 3 questions first.

Here are my notes on [topic]: [paste]. Quiz me with 5 questions one at a time. After each answer, tell me what I got wrong and ask a harder follow-up.

Explain the [news story] debate. Give me the strongest honest case FOR each side, in each side's own terms. Don't tell me which is right.

Here's a [lease / benefits summary / letter]: [paste]. 1) Explain it plainly. 2) Flag anything unusual or one-sided. 3) Give me 5 questions to ask before I sign or reply.

I'm stuck on [problem]. Don't give me solutions yet. Ask me one question at a time until we both understand the real issue. Then, and only then, suggest 3 approaches.

Here's a month of my spending, anonymized: [paste amounts + short descriptions]. Categorize it, total each category, and tell me the 3 most useful observations — kindly but honestly.

Help me build a monthly budget. Income: [X]. Fixed: [list]. Be realistic about my habits: [honest notes]. Then stress-test it: what breaks first if something goes wrong?

I'm choosing between [options] for [need + budget]. Build a comparison table on the factors that matter for me: [list]. Then give me 5 questions to ask the seller of each.

Role-play with me. You're the [cable company retention agent]. I want [outcome]; I'm willing to [walkaway]. Push back like they really do. Afterward, critique my performance.

I'm deciding between [A] and [B]. Interview me about what matters, then lay out the trade-offs in a table — including the factors I didn't mention but should consider. Don't pick for me.

Create an image: [subject], in the style of [style you like], mood: [mood], for [use]. — Then look at what's wrong with it and say it better.

Help me storyboard a 30-second video about [occasion/product]: 4 shots, a line of text per shot, and a suggestion for music mood.

I need a simple website for [thing]. Write the 5 sections: headline + intro, about, what I offer, proof or gallery ideas, contact. My details: [describe].

Build me a single-file web page that [does one tiny job — split a bill, pick whose turn it is]. Make it work on my phone. I'll tell you what to fix after I try it.

Every week I have to [repetitive task]. Here's an example of the input and what the output should look like: [paste both]. Do this one, then save the instructions so I can reuse them.

I'm building [project from your Three Things run] this weekend. Break it into steps that each take under an hour. Warn me where beginners usually quit — and how not to.

Here's everything I did for my business this week: [dump it]. Sort into: my craft, judgment calls, and repetitive work. For each repetitive item, tell me how AI could do the first draft.

Interview me with 5 questions, then write my business context card: what I sell, who buys, my voice, my constraints, my #1 priority. Keep it under 100 words.

[Paste your context card.] Write my website's 5 sections: headline + one-paragraph intro, about, what I offer, proof/testimonial placeholders, contact. Sound like me, not a brochure.

Here are 3 things I've written that sound like me: [paste]. Describe my voice in 5 traits. Now rewrite this in that voice: [paste something generic].

[Context card.] Brainstorm 12 social post ideas from my actual work — behind the scenes, customer wins, honest tips. Draft the best 4 in my voice for [platform].

[Context card.] A customer left this review: [paste]. Draft two replies — one if I want to make it right, one if the review is unfair — both professional, neither defensive.

A customer described a job: [transcribe/summarize the voicemail]. Draft a written quote: scope, what's included/excluded, rough timeline, and my standard terms: [terms].

Here's 6 months of anonymized sales data: [paste]. What patterns do you see? What are the 3 most useful questions this data raises — and what would I need to answer them?

[Context card.] What do customers most commonly complain about with businesses like mine? Turn the top 3 complaints into 3 things I could promise — and keep.

Here's a hard customer situation: [describe]. Don't write the reply. Instead: what's really going on for this customer, what do they need to hear, and what should I make sure NOT to say?

Ask AI for 3 published sources on [a niche topic you know]. Then actually look them up. Notice how real the fake ones sounded.

Take the last factual claim AI gave you. Set a 60-second timer and verify it: official site, primary source, or a phone call. That's the whole habit.

Ask your AI app: "What's your knowledge cutoff, what do you remember about me, and where is that stored?" The answer is worth knowing cold.

Before your next paste, do the 3-second scan: names I should remove? numbers that identify anyone? someone else's private info? Redact, then paste.

Set up a family code word this week for "it's really me" phone calls. Two minutes now; it defeats every voice-clone scam ever made.

Before your next appointment (doctor, lawyer, accountant): "Here's my situation: [describe]. Give me the 5 best questions to ask, and explain the terms I'm likely to hear."

Next task: write your rough version first, THEN ask AI to critique and improve it. Compare how much you learned versus letting it go first.