The main setup, brain dump, reset, planning, life admin, and focus prompts from the Starter System.
Step 1: Open Your AI Tool
Step 2: Give AI Its Role
Step 1: Open Your AI Tool
I want you to act as my calm, practical life organization assistant.
Your job is to help me reduce mental clutter, organize my thoughts, simplify my tasks, and create realistic plans I can actually follow.
I do not want complicated productivity advice.
I want clear, simple, low-pressure guidance.
When I give you a messy brain dump, help me sort it into categories, priorities, next steps, and things that can wait.
When I feel overwhelmed, help me slow down, choose the next best action, and make the situation feel manageable.
Always keep your advice simple, practical, and non-judgmental.
Do not overwhelm me with too many options at once.
If I give you a large list, help me reduce it to the top 3 to 5 next actions.
Before creating a big plan, ask clarifying questions only if absolutely necessary.
Step 2: Give AI Its Role
Step 3: Give AI Your Preferences
Step 2: Give AI Its Role
Here are some preferences I want you to remember during this conversation:
1. I get overwhelmed when plans are too complicated.
2. I prefer simple steps over long explanations.
3. I need help deciding what matters most.
4. I often have too many thoughts, tasks, and reminders in my head.
5. I want you to help me reduce the list, not make it bigger.
6. When possible, organize things into: Today, This Week, Later, and Let Go.
7. I want realistic plans, not idealistic plans.
Please confirm that you understand and ask me to send my first brain dump when I am ready.
When to Use This
Brain Dump Prompt
When to Use This
I am going to do a messy brain dump.
Do not respond until I am finished.
After I send everything, I want you to organize it into these categories:
1. Urgent and important
2. Important but not urgent
3. Quick wins
4. Can wait
5. Can delegate, simplify, or delete
6. Things I am worrying about but cannot act on right now
Then give me:
- the top 3 things I should focus on next
- the easiest first step for each one
- anything I should stop worrying about for today
Here is my brain dump:
Brain Dump Prompt
Follow-Up Prompt: Shrink the List
Brain Dump Prompt
This still feels like a lot.
Please shrink this down to the smallest realistic version of today.
Give me only:
1. The top 3 priorities
2. One 10-minute task
3. One thing I can ignore until tomorrow
4. One thing I can do to feel more in control quickly
Follow-Up Prompt: Shrink the List
Follow-Up Prompt: Make It Easier
Follow-Up Prompt: Shrink the List
Make this easier.
Assume I have low energy and limited focus today.
Break this into tiny steps that would still count as progress.
Module 3: The Overwhelm Rescue System
Overwhelm Rescue Prompt
Module 3: The Overwhelm Rescue System
I feel overwhelmed and stuck.
I do not need a big productivity plan right now.
I need help calming the chaos and choosing one simple next step.
Please help me:
1. Name what might be making this feel so heavy
2. Separate what is urgent from what only feels urgent
3. Choose one tiny action I can take in the next 10 minutes
4. Give me permission to ignore everything else temporarily
5. Keep your response short and calming
Overwhelm Rescue Prompt
The “I Lost the Day” Prompt
Overwhelm Rescue Prompt
I feel like I lost the day.
Help me recover without guilt.
Please give me a simple reset plan for the rest of the day.
Include:
1. One thing to clean up
2. One thing to finish or move forward
3. One thing to prepare for tomorrow
4. One thing I can let go of
Keep it realistic.
The “I Lost the Day” Prompt
The “Everything Feels Important” Prompt
The “I Lost the Day” Prompt
Everything feels important right now, and I cannot tell what to do first.
I am going to list what is on my mind.
Please help me sort it into:
1. Actually urgent
2. Important but not today
3. Emotionally loud but not urgent
4. Optional
5. Can be ignored or delayed
Then choose the best first action for me.
Module 4: Daily Reset Workflow
Daily Reset Prompt
Module 4: Daily Reset Workflow
Help me do a simple daily reset.
Ask me for:
1. What I need to do today
2. What I am worried about
3. Any appointments or time-sensitive items
4. My energy level today from 1 to 10
5. Anything I would like to make easier
Then create a realistic plan with:
- top 3 priorities
- quick wins
- things that can wait
- one simple starting step
- a short encouragement that does not sound cheesy
Daily Reset Prompt
Daily Reset Shortcut
Daily Reset Prompt
Create a simple plan for my day from this messy list.
Do not overcomplicate it.
Sort it into:
- Must do today
- Should do if possible
- Can wait
- Quick wins
- First step
Here is the list:
Module 5: Weekly Reset Workflow
Weekly Reset Prompt
Module 5: Weekly Reset Workflow
Help me plan my week in a simple, realistic way.
Ask me for:
1. Any appointments, deadlines, or fixed commitments
2. Tasks I need to complete
3. Household or family responsibilities
4. Errands or life admin
5. Anything I am worried about
6. My available time and energy this week
Then organize my week into:
- Must do
- Should do
- Could do
- Can wait
- One focus for the week
- One thing to simplify
- One thing to let go of
Keep the plan realistic and not overpacked.
Module 6: Life Admin Prompt Pack
Meal Planning Prompt
Module 6: Life Admin Prompt Pack
Help me create a simple meal plan for the next few days.
Ask me what food I already have, how many people I am feeding, my budget, and how much energy I have for cooking.
Then give me:
- simple meal ideas
- a grocery list
- easy prep steps
- low-effort backup options
Meal Planning Prompt
Cleaning Reset Prompt
Meal Planning Prompt
My home feels messy and I do not know where to start.
Help me make a simple cleaning reset plan.
Ask me how much time I have and which areas feel worst.
Then give me:
- a 10-minute version
- a 30-minute version
- a 1-hour version
- the first thing I should do
Cleaning Reset Prompt
Budget Check-In Prompt
Cleaning Reset Prompt
Help me do a simple budget check-in.
Ask me for my upcoming bills, expected income, necessary expenses, optional spending, and anything I am worried about.
Then organize it into:
- must pay
- should plan for
- optional
- possible savings
- one money action to take today
Do not give financial advice. Just help me organize the information clearly.
Module 7: Focus and Follow-Through System
Task Breakdown Prompt
Module 7: Focus and Follow-Through System
I need to do this task, but I am avoiding it:
[insert task]
Please break it down into tiny steps.
Make the first step so easy that it would feel almost silly not to do it.
Then give me a simple 20-minute plan to make progress.
Task Breakdown Prompt
Procrastination Interrupt Prompt
Task Breakdown Prompt
I am procrastinating on something important.
Help me figure out why without making me feel guilty.
Ask me a few simple questions, then help me choose the smallest possible next action.
Procrastination Interrupt Prompt
Restart Prompt
Procrastination Interrupt Prompt
I got distracted and stopped making progress.
Help me restart gently.
Do not lecture me.
Give me:
1. A quick reset
2. The next tiny step
3. A 15-minute focus plan
4. A stopping point so I do not overcommit