8 Best AI Productivity Prompts
for ChatGPT & Claude

Help me plan and prioritize today's work: **Today's tasks:** [[LIST_YOUR_TASKS]] **Hard deadlines today:** [[DEADLINES]] **Meetings/fixed blocks:** [[MEETINGS]] (times and durations) **My peak focus hours:** [[PEAK_HOURS]] (e.g. 9–11am) **Current energy level:** [[ENERGY]] (1–10) **Any blockers or dependencies:** [[BLOCKERS]] Produce: 1. Prioritized task list (Eisenhower matrix: Urgent+Important first) 2. Time-blocked schedule for the day 3. One task to drop or delegate (if list is too long) 4. A "minimum viable day" — the 3 things that must happen 5. A focus tip based on my energy level

Help me define OKRs for the following: **Team/individual:** [[TEAM_OR_PERSON]] **Time period:** [[PERIOD]] (e.g. Q2 2026) **Company/team goal this period:** [[COMPANY_GOAL]] **Areas of focus:** [[FOCUS_AREAS]] **Current baseline metrics (if known):** [[BASELINE]] For each objective, provide: 1. **Objective**: Qualitative, inspiring, directional (not a number) 2. **3 Key Results**: Each must be: - Measurable (specific number or % change) - Achievable but ambitious (70% = success) - Time-bound to the period - Verifiable without judgment calls 3. **Initiative ideas**: 2–3 concrete actions that would drive each KR Create 2–3 objectives total. Flag any that conflict with each other.

Structure and clean up the following meeting notes into professional minutes: **Meeting:** [[MEETING_NAME]] **Date:** [[DATE]] **Attendees:** [[ATTENDEES]] **Duration:** [[DURATION]] Raw notes: """ [[SELECTED_TEXT]] """ Output format: ## Meeting Summary (3 sentences max) ## Decisions Made - [Decision] — [Owner/context] ## Action Items | # | Task | Owner | Due Date | |---|------|-------|----------| ## Discussion Points (brief) - [Topic]: [Key point discussed] ## Next Meeting - Date: / Agenda items for next time:

Help me make a decision using a weighted decision matrix: **Decision to make:** [[DECISION]] **Options to compare:** [[LIST_OPTIONS]] **Criteria that matter to me:** [[LIST_CRITERIA]] (e.g. cost, speed, risk, scalability, team morale) **My constraints:** [[CONSTRAINTS]] (e.g. budget < $5k, must be done in 2 weeks) Steps: 1. Assign weights to each criterion (total = 100%) 2. Score each option on each criterion (1–10) 3. Calculate weighted scores 4. Present as a table 5. State the winning option based on score 6. Add a "gut check" — flag if the top scorer feels wrong and why Also: what am I missing? Are there criteria I haven't considered?

Help me run a weekly goals review and set next week's priorities: **Last week's planned goals:** [[LAST_WEEK_GOALS]] **What actually happened:** [[WHAT_HAPPENED]] **Biggest win:** [[WIN]] **Biggest obstacle:** [[OBSTACLE]] **Energy level last week (1–10):** [[ENERGY]] **Next week overview:** - Key projects: [[PROJECTS]] - Known meetings: [[MEETINGS]] - Any events or deadlines: [[DEADLINES]] Provide: 1. Retrospective summary: what worked, what didn't, one lesson 2. Next week's top 3 goals (SMART, achievable in 5 days) 3. Daily focus suggestion (Mon–Fri, one priority per day) 4. One thing to stop doing or protect time from 5. A motivating frame for next week

Create a project kickoff plan for the following: **Project name:** [[PROJECT_NAME]] **Goal/outcome:** [[GOAL]] **Team:** [[TEAM_MEMBERS]] (roles, not names needed) **Timeline:** [[START_DATE]] to [[END_DATE]] **Budget:** [[BUDGET]] **Key stakeholders:** [[STAKEHOLDERS]] **Known constraints:** [[CONSTRAINTS]] Deliver: 1. Project charter (1 paragraph: goal, scope, success criteria) 2. Milestone plan with dates (5–7 milestones) 3. RACI matrix (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) 4. Top 5 risks with likelihood, impact, and mitigation action 5. Dependencies — what must be done before what? 6. Communication plan (who gets what update, how often) 7. Definition of Done — how will we know the project is complete?

Help me identify and fix my productivity blockers: **My role:** [[ROLE]] **What I should be spending most time on:** [[HIGH_VALUE_WORK]] **What I actually spend time on:** [[ACTUAL_TIME]] **Biggest frustrations:** [[LIST_FRUSTRATIONS]] **My typical workday:** [[WORKDAY_DESCRIPTION]] **Tools/systems I use:** [[TOOLS]] Analyze: 1. **Time thieves** – What is consuming disproportionate time relative to value? 2. **Energy drains** – What is depleting focus without producing output? 3. **Systemic issues** – Are there process, tool, or structural problems? 4. **Mindset blockers** – Any patterns of avoidance or perfectionism? For each blocker: root cause analysis + one concrete action to address it this week.

Run a weekly OKR check-in: **My OKRs this quarter:** [[PASTE_YOUR_OKRS]] **Progress update — what I've done this week:** [[THIS_WEEKS_PROGRESS]] **Confidence score per Key Result (1–10):** [[CONFIDENCE_SCORES]] **Biggest blocker right now:** [[BLOCKER]] Analyze: 1. Traffic light status per KR (🟢 On track / 🟡 At risk / 🔴 Off track) 2. Are any KRs at risk of not being met by EOQ? 3. What is the single most important thing to focus on next week? 4. Is anything in my week-plan not connected to an OKR? (distraction check) 5. Recommended adjustment if any KR looks unachievable